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Med Terms Flashcards

1
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What does the prefix ‘Ab’ mean?

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Away from

Example: Abnormal - away from normal

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What does the prefix ‘Ad’ signify?

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Towards

Example: Addiction - toward a repeated action

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What does ‘Ambi’ refer to?

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Around, both sides

Examples: Ambience, ambidextrous

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What does the prefix ‘Ana’ indicate?

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Up, backwards

Examples: Anabolism - build up complex molecules from simpler ones, analepsis - flashback

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What does ‘Ante’ mean?

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Before

Example: Antemeridian - Referring to the time before noon (AM)

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What does the prefix ‘Antero’ refer to?

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Front of

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What does ‘Anti’ mean?

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Against

Example: Antiviral - A medication or treatment that works against viruses

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What does the prefix ‘Apo’ signify?

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Away

Example: Apocalypse - A dramatic event or revelation of destruction, often used to refer to the end of the world, meaning ‘a revealing’ or ‘away from’ normalcy

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What does the prefix ‘Cata’ indicate?

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Down, under

Example: Catacombs

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What does ‘Circum’ refer to?

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Around

Example: Circumference

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What does the prefix ‘contra’ mean?

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against

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What does the prefix ‘Dextro’ refer to?

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right side

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What does the prefix ‘Dia’ mean?

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Through

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What is the meaning of the prefix ‘Dis’?

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apart (ex. Dislocate)

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What does the prefix ‘Disto’ signify?

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distant

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What does the prefix ‘Ec’ mean?

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outside

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What does the prefix ‘ecto’ signify?

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outside

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What does the prefix ‘En’ represent?

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inside, within

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What is the meaning of the prefix ‘endo’?

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inside, within

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What does the prefix ‘Epi’ mean?

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above, upon

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What does the prefix ‘Ex’ signify?

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out, away from (ex. Expand)

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What does the prefix ‘Exo’ refer to?

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outside

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What does the prefix ‘extra’ mean?

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outside (ex. Extracellular)

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What does the prefix ‘fore’ indicate?

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Before, in front (ex. Forehead)

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What does the prefix ‘hyper’ signify?

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Beyond, above, excessive

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What does the prefix ‘Hypo’ mean?

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below, under, deficient

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What does the prefix ‘infra’ refer to?

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below, under, deficient

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What does the prefix ‘inter’ mean?

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between

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What does the prefix ‘intra’ signify?

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within

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What does the prefix ‘juxta’ mean?

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near

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What does the prefix ‘Levo’ refer to?

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left

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What does the prefix ‘Latero’ signify?

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side

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What does the prefix ‘medio’ mean?

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middle

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What does the prefix ‘meso’ refer to?

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middle

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What does ‘Para’ mean?

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Near

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36
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What does ‘Per’ signify?

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Through (ex. Permeable)

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What is the meaning of ‘Peri’?

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Around

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38
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What does ‘Post’ indicate?

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After, behind

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39
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What does ‘Pre’ mean?

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Before

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40
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What is the definition of ‘Pro’?

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Before

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41
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What does ‘Proso’ mean?

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Forward

42
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What does ‘Re’ signify?

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Back | ex. Rewind

43
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What does ‘Retro’ indicate?

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Behind | “behind on the trends”

44
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What does ‘Sinistro’ mean?

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Left

45
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What does ‘Sub’ signify?

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Under

46
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What is the meaning of ‘Tele’?

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End

47
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What does ‘Trans’ denote?

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Across

48
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What does ‘Ultra’ mean?

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Beyond

49
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Fill in the blank: ‘Demi’ means _______.

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Half

50
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Fill in the blank: ‘Hemi’ means _______.

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Half

51
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Fill in the blank: ‘Semi’ means _______.

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Half

52
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What does the prefix ‘Mono’ signify?

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one (1)

Used to indicate a single unit.

53
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What is the meaning of the prefix ‘bi’?

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two (2)

Commonly used in terms like ‘bicycle’ (two wheels).

54
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The prefix ‘di’ also means?

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two (2)

Often used in chemistry to denote two atoms of an element.

55
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What does ‘Tri’ represent?

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three (3)

Found in words like ‘triangle’ (three angles).

56
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What is the meaning of ‘Tetra’?

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four (4)

Used in terms like ‘tetrahedron’ (four faces).

57
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The prefix ‘quad’ signifies?

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four (4)

Commonly seen in ‘quadrilateral’ (four sides).

58
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What does ‘Quinque’ mean?

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five (5)

Derived from Latin, used in scientific terms.

59
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What is the meaning of the prefix ‘penta’?

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five (5)

Found in terms like ‘pentagon’ (five sides).

60
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What does ‘Hex’ represent?

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six (6)

Used in ‘hexagon’ (six angles).

61
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The prefix ‘Hexa’ also means?

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six (6)

Common in chemistry, such as ‘hexavalent’ (six valence electrons).

62
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What does ‘sex’ signify?

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six (6)

An alternate form of the prefix ‘hex’.

63
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What does ‘Hepta’ mean?

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seven (7)

Used in terms like ‘heptagon’ (seven sides).

64
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The prefix ‘sept’ signifies?

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seven (7)

Often used in contexts like ‘septuple’ (sevenfold).

65
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What does ‘Septa’ represent?

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seven (7)

Another variation of the prefix for seven.

66
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What does ‘Octa’ mean?

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eight (8)

Seen in terms like ‘octagon’ (eight sides).

67
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The prefix ‘octi’ also signifies?

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eight (8)

An alternate form related to eight.

68
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What does ‘Noni’ represent?

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nine (9)

Used in terms like ‘nonagon’ (nine sides).

69
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The prefix ‘deca’ signifies?

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ten (10)

Commonly found in ‘decade’ (ten years).

70
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What does ‘Hecto’ mean?

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hundred (100)

Used in terms like ‘hectometer’ (hundred meters).

71
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What does ‘Kilo’ signify?

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thousand (1000)

Found in terms like ‘kilogram’ (one thousand grams).

72
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What does ‘Albo’ mean?

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white

73
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What is the meaning of ‘Leuko’?

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white

74
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What does ‘Melano’ refer to?

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Black

75
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What color does ‘Chloro’ represent?

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green

76
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What does ‘Cirrho’ signify?

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yellow

77
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What is the meaning of ‘Flavo’?

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yellow

78
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Fill in the blank: ‘Jaundo’ means _______.

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yellow

79
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What does ‘Luteo’ signify?

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yellow

80
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What color does ‘xantho’ refer to?

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yellow

81
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What does ‘Cyano’ mean?

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blue

82
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What color is represented by ‘Eosin’?

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red

83
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What does ‘Erythero’ signify?

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red

84
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What color does ‘rhodo’ refer to?

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red

85
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Fill in the blank: ‘roseo’ means _______.

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red

86
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What does ‘Fusco’ signify?

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dark brown

87
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What color is represented by ‘Purpuro’?

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purple

88
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What does ‘Glauco’ mean?

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gray

89
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What color does ‘Polio’ refer to?

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gray

90
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What does ‘tephro’ signify?

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gray

91
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What does ‘Acantho’ mean?

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thorny

92
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What does ‘Actino’ refer to?

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ray, radiation

93
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Fill in the blank: ‘Chromo’ means _______.

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color

94
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What does ‘cutano’ signify?

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skin

95
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What does ‘dermo’ refer to?

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skin

96
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What does ‘erythemo’ mean?

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redness

97
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What does ‘hidro’ signify?

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sweat

98
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What does ‘kerato’ mean?

A

horned tissue

99
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Fill in the blank: ‘pachy’ means _______.

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thick

100
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What does ‘eschar’ refer to?

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scab

101
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What is the meaning of these words?

Ante | Antero | Fore | Pre | Pro | Proso

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  • Ante - Before
  • Antero - front of
  • Fore - Before, in front
  • Pre - Before
  • Pro - Before
  • Proso - Forward

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