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Descriptive Prefixes- Unit 11 Flashcards

1
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prefix for same

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homo

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prefix for different

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hetero

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prefix for joined

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syn/sym

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prefix for excess, above

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super

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prefix for above, more than

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supra

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prefix for against

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anti/contra

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prefix for across

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trans

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prefix for absence of, lack of

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a/an

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9
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combining form for eyelid

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blepharo

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combining form for foot

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podo

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combining form for breast

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mammo

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combining form for sternum

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sterno

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13
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pain relievers

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analgesics

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14
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agent that works against arthritis

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antiarthritic

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15
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agent that works against organisms, especially bacteria

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antibiotic

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16
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agent that prevents seizures

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anticonvulsant

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17
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agent that works against depression

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antidepressants

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18
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agent that works against the effects of narcotics

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antinarcotic

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agent that works against fever

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antipyretic

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agent that works against rheumatic disease

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antirheumatic

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21
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agent that protects against infection

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antiseptic

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22
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agent that prevents muscle spasms

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antispasmodic

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23
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agent that works to destroy toxins

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antitoxin

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24
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without poisons or infection

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asepsis

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25
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including both sides

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bilateral

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using a tube inserted into the bladder or vessels to obtain specimens, to look or to keep the vessel open

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catheterization

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27
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agent that prevents conception

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contraceptive

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not recommended under these circumstances

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contraindicated

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29
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against ones will

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contravolitional

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30
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chemical or physical agents that kill organisms; not used on the human body

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disinfectants

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31
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inflammation upon the urinary bladder

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epicystitis

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32
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pertaining to the epidermis

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epidermal

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33
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pertaining to the layer upon the dura mater

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epidural

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34
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upon the stomach

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epigastric

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35
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suturing of tissue in the region upon the stomach

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epigastrorrhaphy

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36
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excision of tissue upon the kidney

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epinephrectomy

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37
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inflammation upon the kidney

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epinephritis

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38
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inflammation upon the spleen

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episplenitis

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outside of a joint

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extra-articular

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outside of the cerebrum

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extracerebral

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outside of the bladder

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extracystic

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outside of the dura mater

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extradural

43
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outside of the genital area

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extragenital

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outside of the nucleus

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extranuclear

45
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different throughout

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heterogeneous

46
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different vision in each eye

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heteropsia

47
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attracted to the opposite sex

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heterosexual

48
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the same throughout

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homogeneous

49
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same gland

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homoglandular

50
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attracted to the same sex

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homosexual

51
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below the ribs

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infracostal

52
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below the breast

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inframammary

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below the patella

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infrapatellar

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below the pubic bone

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infrapubic

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give agent through needle and syringe

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breast x-ray film or x-ray picture

57
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process of taking a breast x-ray

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mammography

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surgical repair of the breast

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mammoplasty

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bones of the hand beyond the wrist bones

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metacarpals

60
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bones of the foot beyond the ankle

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metatarsals

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by mouth

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written order for treatment

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prescription

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medications and treatments that treat psychological disorders

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psychotherapeutics

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toxin produced by fever or heat

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cleaning items or surfaces

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sanitization

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infection in the blood

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septicemia

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infection and pus in the blood

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septicemia

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process that kills all organisms

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sterillization

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below the ear

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below the skin, fat layer

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subcutaneous

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below the dura mater

72
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pertaining to the eyebrow

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superciliary

73
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on the surface

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superficial

74
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an infection on top of another infection

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superinfection

75
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above the ribs

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supracostal

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above the groin

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suprainguinal

77
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above the lumbar spine

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supralumbar

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above the pubic bone

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suprapubic

79
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above the kidney

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suprarenal

80
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disease of the suprarenal glands

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suprarenopathy

81
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the same size and shape all around or on both sides

82
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suffering along with, functional part of the autonomic nervous system

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sympathetic

83
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tumor of a sympathetic nerve

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sympathoma

84
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feet that have grown united

85
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performed through the lumen of a catheter

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transcatheter

86
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through the skin

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transdermal

87
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transferring blood from one person to another

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transfusion

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the passage of strong light through a body structure, to permit inspection by an observer on the opposite side

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transillumination

89
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across the lumen of a vessel

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transluminal

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placement of an organ on the opposite side

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transposition

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a person who has changed sexes

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transsexual

92
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performed through the urethra

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transurethral

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performed through the vagina

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transvaginal

94
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process of making a computer image using reflected high frequency sound waves

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ultrasound

95
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high-frequency light waves beyond the violet frequency

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ultraviolet

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