Prefix / Location or Timing Flashcards

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ab / abduction

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away from / away from midline of the body

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ad / adduction

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toward / toward the midline of the body

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ana / anatomy

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up, toward/ process of cutting up (now use term to mean “structure”)

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ante / antenatal

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to come before / before or to come before birth

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dia / dialysis

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through / to loosen through

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dis / dislocation

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apart or away / dislocated part is apart or away from its normal position in the body

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ec, ecto / ectopic pregnancy

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outside or out / which the fertilized egg implants somewhere outside the uterus

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endo / endogastric

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within / within the stomach

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eso / esotropia

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inward / condition which eye is turned inward

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ex, exo / exotropia

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outside or away from / eye is turned away from its normal position

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extra / extracellular

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outside / outside cell

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ep, epi / epidermis

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upon, above, over, top / over the dermis layer

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infer / inferior

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below / position below another point of reference

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inter / intervertebral

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between / a position between the vertebrae

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intra / intracellular

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within / within the cell

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para / paracusis

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alongside or abnormal /abnormal hearing or a disorder in hearing

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peri / pericardium

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around / membrane that covers the area around the heart

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post / postpartum

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to follow after / to follow after birth

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pre / prenatal

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to come before / to come before birth

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sub, hyp / hypodermis

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under, beneath, below / below the skin

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super, supra / superior

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above / position above another pt of reference

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syn, sym / syndrome

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together or joined / a group of symptoms or signs that occur together

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ab / abduction

A

away from / AWAY from the midline of the body

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ad / adduction

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toward / TOWARD the midline of the body

25
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ana / anatomy

A

up, toward /process of cutting up (now means structure)

26
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ante / antenatal

A

to come before / to come before birth

27
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dia / dialysis

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through / to loosen through

28
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dis / dislocation

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apart or away / dislocated part is away from it normal position

29
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ec, ecto / ectopic pregnancy

A

outside or out / fertilized egg implants somewhere outside the uterus

30
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endo / endogastric

A

within / within the stomach

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eso / esotropia

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inward / condition of eye turned inward

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ex, exo /exotropia

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outside or away from / eye is turned AWAY from its normal position

33
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extra / extracellular

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outside / outside cell

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ep, epi / epidermis

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upon, above, over, top / over the dermis layer

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infer / inferior

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below / position below another point of reference

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inter / intervertebral

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between / position between the vertebrae

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intra / intrauterine

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within / within the uterine

38
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par, para / paracusis

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alongside or abnormal / abnormal hearing

39
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peri / pericardium

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around / membrane that covers area around the heart

40
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post / postpartum

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to follow after / to follow after birth

41
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pre / prenatal

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to come before / to come before birth

42
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sub, hypo / hypodermis

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under, beneath, below / below the skin

43
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super, supra / superior

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above / a position above another point of reference

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sym, syn / syndrome

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together or joined / a group of symptoms that occur together