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AB
AWAY FROM
IE:ABDUCT-MOVE AWAY FROM THE BODY
A,AN
WITHOUT.
ANOXIA-WITHOUT OXYGEN
ANTE
BEFORE, IN FRONT OF
ANTECUBITAL-VEIN IN FRONT OF ELBOW. WHERE BLOOD IS DRAWN
ANTI
against
antiseptic:FIGHTS AGAINST
BI,BIS
two or twice
bilateral:BOTH SIDES
CONTRA
against
contraindication:SOMETHING THAT COULD CAUSE HARM IE:MEDS THAT SHOULDN’T BE TAKEN TOGETHER
CRYPT
hidden
cryptorchid-HIDDEN TESTICLE(UNDECENDENT)
DE
away, take away
dehydrate:TAKE AWAY WATER
DIA
through
diathermy:HEAT SOMETHING ALL THE WAY THROUGH
DI, DIS
two, twice, double
diplopia:DOUBLE VISION
DYS
difficult, painful
dysphagia:PAINFUL/DIFFICULTY TO SWALLOW
ECTO
outer
ectoderm:OUTER LAYER OF CELL
EN, ENDO
inside
endocarditis:INFLAMATION OF INNER PART OF THE HEART
ENTO
inside, within
entocornea-INSIDE OF THE CORNEA (EYE)
EPI
upon/above
epigastrium:ABOVE THE STOMACH
E, EX
out of, outside
eversion:TURNING FOOT OUT
EXTRA
outside of, beyond
extrahepatic:OUTSIDE OF THE LIVER
EXTRACARDIAC:ISSUES OUTSIDE OF THE HEART
HEMI
half
hemiplegia:PARALYSIS OF HALF THE BODY
HYDRO
water
hydrocephalus: EXCESSIVE WATER IN THE BRAIN
hydrophobia: IRRATIONAL FEAR OF WATER
HYPER
above
hypertension:HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE