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1
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The prefix intra means

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Inside of within

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Endo

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Inside

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Peri

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Around or surrounding

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Ec or ecto

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Out and outside

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Em and en

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Within or inside

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Retro and post

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Behind

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Sub and hypo

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Under

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Inter

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Between

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Ante and pre

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Before

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Post

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After

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A or an

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Without or absence of

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12
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Anesthesia

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Without feeling

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Anti

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Against

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Uni and mono

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One or single

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Bi

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Two

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Tri

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Three

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17
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Quadri

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Four

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18
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Multi and poly

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Many or much

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19
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Hemi and semi

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Half

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Hypo

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Too little or low

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21
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Hyper

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High

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22
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Hyperemesis

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Excessive vomiting

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Tachy

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Fast

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Brady

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Slow

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25
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Oligo

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Little or scanty

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26
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Monocyte refers to a _________ cell.

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Single

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27
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Bilateral refers to __________ sides.

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Two

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28
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The tricuspid valve in the heart has __________ parts.

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Three

29
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A person with quadriplegia has paralysis of __________ limbs.

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Four

30
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The medical term polyneuritis indicates inflammation of __________ nerves.

A

Many

31
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When a person has hemiplegia, he has paralysis on one-__________ of the body.

A

Half

32
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A person who is semiconscious is __________ conscious.

A

Half

33
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A person with hypotension has __________ blood pressure.

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Low

34
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A person with hypertension has __________ blood pressure

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High

35
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Tachycardia indicates an abnormally __________ heartbeat.

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Fast

36
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Bradycardia refers to an abnormally __________ heartbeat.

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Slow

37
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Oliguria means __________ urine.

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Little/scanty

38
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Leuko

A

White

39
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Erythro

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Red

40
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Cyano

A

Blue

41
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Melano

A

Black/dark

42
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A leukocyte is a __________ blood cell.

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White

43
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An erythrocyte is a __________ blood cell.

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Red

44
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Cyanosis is a __________ condition of the skin.

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Blue

45
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When someone has a melanoma, he has a malignant __________ mole or tumor.

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Dark/black

46
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Micro

A

Small

47
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Macro

A

Large

48
Q

Things that are macroscopic can be seen with the naked eye. Very large cells are called __________cytes.

A

Macrocytes

49
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Mega

A

Large

50
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Antero

A

Anterior part or in front of

51
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Dextro

A

To the right

52
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Levo

A

To the left

53
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Medio

A

Middle

54
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A person with a megacolon has an abnormally __________ colon.

A

Large

55
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Anterolateral means in __________ and to one __________.

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Front/side

56
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If the heart is on the __________ side of the body, it is referred to as dextrocardia.

A

Right

57
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Levoversion means the act of turning to the __________.

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Left

58
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The medial part of the body is called the __________ part.

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Middle

59
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Hydro

A

Water

60
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Dys

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Difficult of painful

61
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Nox and noct

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Night

62
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Mal

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Bad

63
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Pan

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Total or all

64
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A person with hydrophobia has a __________ of water.

A

Fear

65
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A patient with dyspnea would be experiencing __________ or __________ breathing.

A

Difficult/painful breathing

66
Q

Nocturia means urination at __________.

A

Night

67
Q

If something is malodorous, it has a __________ odor.

A

Bad

68
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Apanhysterectomyisa __________ hysterectomy.

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Total

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