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Chapter 4: Prefixes Flashcards

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A-, an-

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No, not, without

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Ab-

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Away from

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Ad-

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Toward

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Ana-

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Up, apart

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Ante-

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Before, forward

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Anti-

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Against

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Auto-

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Self, own

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Bi-

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Two

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Brady-

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Slow

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Cata-

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Down

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Con-

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With, together

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Contra-

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Against, opposite

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De-

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Down, lack of

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Dia-

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Through, complete

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Dys-

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Bad, difficult, painful

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Ec-, ecto-

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Out, outside

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En-, endo-

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In, within

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Epi-

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Upon, on, above

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Eu-

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Good, normal

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Ex-

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Out, away from

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Hemi-

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Half

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Hyper-

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Excessive, above

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Hypo-

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Deficient, under

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In-

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Not, into, within

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Infra-

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Beneath

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Inter-

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Between

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Intra-

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Into, within

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Macro-

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Large

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Mal-

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Bad

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Meta-

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Beyond, change

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Micro-

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Small

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Neo-

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New

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Pan-

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All

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Para-

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Abnormal, beside, near

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Per-

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Peri-

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Surrounding

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Poly-

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Many, much

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Post-

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After, behind

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Pre-

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Before, in front of

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Pro-

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Before, forward

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Pseudo-

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Re-

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Back, again

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Retro-

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Behind, backwards

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Sub-

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Supra-

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Above, upper

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Syn-, sym-

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Together, with

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Tachy-

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Trans-

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Across, through

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Ultra-

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Beyond, excel

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Uni-

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A joint in which the bony surfaces are united by a layer of fibrocartilage

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When an instrument passes through the urethra

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Transurethral

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A diagnostic technique using ultrasound waves to produce an image or photograph of an organ or tissue

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Ultrasonography

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Taking a gene from one organism and inserting it into the DNA of another organism

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Recombinant DNA

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A group of signs or symptoms that commonly occur together and indicate a particular disease or abnormal condition

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Two organisms living together in close association, either for mutual benefit or not

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The opposite side of the body

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Contralateral

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An irregularity in a structure or organ that an infant is born with

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Congenital anomaly

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Pertaining to between the ribs

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Intercostal

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Pertaining to opposite site

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Contralateral

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Protrusion of an eyeball

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Exophthalamos

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A congenital anomaly

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Syndactyly

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Symbiosis

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Parasitism is an example

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Signs and symptoms precede an illness

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Before meals

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Ante cibum

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Antibodies

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Protein substances made by leukocytes

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Symphysis

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Bones grow together as in the pelvis

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Ultrasonography

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Sound waves and echoes are used to create an image

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Metamorphosis

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Change in shape or form

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Hypertrophy

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Increase in cell size; increased development

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Excessive sugar in the blood

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Hyperglycemia

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Retroperitoneal

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Behind the abdomen

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Antigens

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Streptococci

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Return of disease symptoms

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Dia-

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Complete, through

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Abductor muscle

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Carries a limb away from the body

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Dyspnea

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Difficult breathing

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Brady

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Located on the dorsal side of an endocrine gland in the neck

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Parathyroid glands

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Recombinant DNA

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Gene from one organism is inserted into another organism

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Tachycardia

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Rapid heartbeat

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Epithelium

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Surface cells that line internal organs and are found in the skin

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Percutaneous

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Through the skin

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