Medical Terminology Flashcards
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Macro-
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Large; visible to the naked eye
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Micro-
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Small; not visible to the naked eye
3
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Hyper-
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High; above normal; elevated
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Hypo-
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Low; below normal; decreased
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Eu-/Normo-
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Normal
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Pan-/Omni-
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All
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A-/An-
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Absent; lacking
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Megalo-
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Large; larger than average
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Mono-
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Single; singular
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Di-
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Two; double
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Tri-
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Three; triple
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Quad-
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Four; quadruple
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Poly-
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Many; a lot
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Oligo-
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Few; several; very little
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Tachy-
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Rapid; fast
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Brady-/Brachy-
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Slow
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Epi-/Peri-/Circum-
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Around
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Endo-/Intra-
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Inside; inner; interior
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Exo-/Extra-
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Outside; outer; exterior
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Inter-
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Between
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Trans-
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Across
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Did-/per-
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Through; complete
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Medi(o/a)
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Middle
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Para-
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Nearby
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Juxta-
Next to; beside; adjacent
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Ab-
Away
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Ad-
Toward
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Dis-
To separate
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