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Chapter 4 Prefixes and Terminology Flashcards

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a-

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no, not, without

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an-

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no, not, without

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-apena

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not breathing

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-anoxia

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without oxygen

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-ab

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away from

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-abnormal

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not normal

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-abductor

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one who carries away

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-ad

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toward

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-adductor

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one who carries toward

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-adrenal

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toward the kidney

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-adrenal glands

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endocrine glands located above the kidney also called suprarenal glands

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-ana

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up, apart

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-anabolism

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the process of building up

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-analysis

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state of breaking apart; separation of anything into it’s constituent parts

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anatomy

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to cut apart; the structure of an organism

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-ante

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before, foward

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-ante cibum

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before meals

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-ante partum

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before birth; referring to the mother

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-anti

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against

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-antisepsis

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against infection

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antibiotic

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pertaining to against bacterial life

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antitoxin

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against poison

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-bi

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two

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bifurcation

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forking into two branches

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bilateral

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pertaining to two sides

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-brady

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slow

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bradycardia

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slow heart rate

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-cata

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down

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-catabolism

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process of breaking down

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-con

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with, together

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congenital

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present at birth

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congenital anomaly

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abnormality present at birth, a birth defect

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connective

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to tie 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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dehydration

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process of removing water/fluid lack of fluid

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-dia

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through, complete

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diameter

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to measure through

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diarrhea

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loose watery stools

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dialysis

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complete separation; separation of waste products from the blood, when the kidneys can no longer do there job

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-dys

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bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

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dysplasia

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bad formation

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-ec, -ecto

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out, outside

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-ectopic

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out of place

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ectopic pregnancy

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pregnancy not in the uterus

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en, endo;

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in, within

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endotracheal

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pertaining to within the trachea

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endoscope

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instrument to view inside the body

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endocardium

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inner lining of the heart

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epitihelium

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structure lining the body inside and out

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-eu

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good

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euthyroid

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normal(good) thyroid function

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euphoria

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feelinggggg Gooodddd

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eupnea

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good breathing

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-ex

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out, away from

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-exophthalmos

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protrusion of the eyeball

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-hemi

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half

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-hemiglossectomy

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removal of half of the tongue

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hyper

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excessive, above

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hyperplasia

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excessive development, increase in size of a structure due to an increase in the # of cells

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hyperglycemia

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excessive sugar in the blood diabetes

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hypo

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deficient, under, less than normal

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hypodermic

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pertaining to under the skin

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hypoglycemia

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low blood sugar

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-in

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not

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insomniac

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not being able to sleep

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-infra

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beneath, below

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infracostal

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pertaining to below the ribs

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-inter

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between

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intercostal

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pertaining to between the ribs

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-intra

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within

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intravenous

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pertaining to within a vein

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-macro

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big, large

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macrocephalic

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pertaining to a large head

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-mal

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bad, ill, poor

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malignant

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(bad fire) burning worse; resisting treatment; tending to threatening to produce death; harmful

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malaise

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discomfort, uneasiness, or indisposition, often indicative of infection

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-meta

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change, beyond

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metamorphosis

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changing shape

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metastasis

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spread of a cancer or infection beyond it’s original site

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-micro

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small

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microscope

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instrument used to view small things

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-pan

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all

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-neo

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new

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neoplasm

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new growth, a tumor

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neonatal

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newborn; first 4 weeks of life

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para

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near, beside, close to but apart from, abnormal

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per

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through

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peri

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structure surrounding the heart

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poly

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many

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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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false

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re

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back, again

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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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syndrome

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to run together

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symbiosis

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to live together

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symmetry

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correspondence in shape, size, and relative position of parts on opposite sides of a body

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symphysis

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to grow together

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-tachy

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fast

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tachypnea

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rapid breathing

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trans

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across, through

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ultra

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excessive, beyond

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-uni

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one

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unilateral

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pertaining to one side

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