Location Prefixes Flashcards

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AB-

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Away from

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AD-

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Toward, near

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ANTE-

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Before: forward

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DIA-

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Through

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DIS-

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Apart, away, from

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EC-
ECTO-

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Outside

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ENDO-

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Within, in, inner

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EPI-

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Above, upon

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EX-

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Out

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EXTRA-

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Outside of

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IN-

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In, into

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INFRA-

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Below, beneath

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INTER-

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Between

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INTRA-

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Within

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META-

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Beyond, change

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PARA-

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Near, alongside

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PERI-

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Surrouding

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POST-

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After, behind

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PRE-

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Before

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PRO-
PROS-

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Before, forward

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RE-

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Back, again

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RETRO-

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Behind, backward

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SUB-

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Beneath, less than

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SUPRA-

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Above, upper

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TRANS-

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Across, through

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Abduct

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To draw away from

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Adduct

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To draw forward

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Antemortem

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Performed or occurring before death

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Diarrhea

A

Rapid discharge of fecal matter through intestines

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Dissect

A

Cut apart

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Ectopic

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Located away from the normal position

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Endocrine

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Secreting internally

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Epidermis

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Outermost layer of skin

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Excision

A

Removal by cutting out

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Extrapulmonary

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Not connected with the lungs

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Incisions

A

Cutting into

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Infraclavicular

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Below the clavicle

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Intercostal

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Between two ribs

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Intravenous

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Within a vein

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Metacarpal

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Bones beyond the wrist

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Parametrial

A

Near the uterus

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Perilaryngitis

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Inflammation of the tissue around the larynx

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Postpartum

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Occurring after a delivery

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Prenatal

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Before birth

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Prognosis

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Forecast of likely course of disease

45
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Relapse

A

Return of disease symptoms

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Retromandibular

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Behind the lower jaw

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Subcutaneous

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Under the skin

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Suprapelvic

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Above the pelvis

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Transverse

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Extending through a structure from side to side