Module 3: Prefixes, Human Body in Health and Disease Flashcards

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward

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bi-

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two

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curcum-

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around

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diplo-

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double

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dys-

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abnormal, difficult, painful

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endo-

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in, within

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epi-

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above, upon

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hemi-

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one half

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hyper-

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excessive, above normal

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hypo-

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deficient, below

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intra-

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within

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inter-

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between

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mono-

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one

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multi-

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many

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para-

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near, beside; beyond

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peri-

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around, surrounding

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poly-

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many, much

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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, in front of

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quadri-, quadr-

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four

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retro-

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backward, behind

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sub-

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under, below

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super-

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upper, above

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supra-

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above; excessive; superior

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tri-

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three

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ultra-

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excess, beyond

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uni-

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one

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albin/o, leuk/o

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white

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anter/o

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anterior, front

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caud/o

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tail

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cervic/o

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neck

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cirrh/o, jaund/o, xanth/o

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yellow

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crani/o

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cranium, skull

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cyan/o

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blue

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cyt/o

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cell

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dist/o

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far, furthest

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dors/o

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back (back of body)

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erythr/o

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red

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eti/o

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cause

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hist/o

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tissue

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home/o

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same, alike

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idi/o

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unknown, peculiar

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infer/o

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lower, below

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later/o

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side

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lumb/o

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loins, lower back

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medi/o

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middle

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melan/o

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black

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path/o

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disease

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pelv/i, pelv/o

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pelvis

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poster/o

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posterior, back (of body), behind

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proxim/o

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near, nearer

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somat/o

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body

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son/o

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sound

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spin/o

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spine

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thorac/o

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chest

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umbilic/o

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umbilicus, navel

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ventr/o

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belly, belly side

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viscer/o

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viscera, internal organs

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-gnosis

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knowing

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-pathy

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disease

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-stasis

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standing still