principles of health science. Flashcards
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a-, an-
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negative, without
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ab-
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away from
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ad-
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towards
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anti-
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against
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ante-
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before
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bi-
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two, both
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brachy-
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short
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brady-
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slow
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cyte -
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cell
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dis -
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apart
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dys-
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painful, difficult
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dors-
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back
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endo-
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inside
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epi-
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above, upon
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hemi-
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half
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hyper-
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excessive, above, more than
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hypo-
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decrease, below, less
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infer-
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below
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inter-
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between, among
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intra-
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within, inside
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macro-
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large, big
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mal-
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bad
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micro-
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small
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neo-
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new
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para-
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beside or below
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peri-
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around
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poly-
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many
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post-
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after
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pre-
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before
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quad-
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four
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semi-
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half
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sub-
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below
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super-
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above
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trans-
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across
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tachy-
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fast
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-algia
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painful
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-asthenia
A
weakness
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-ase
A
enzyme
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-cele
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hernia
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-centesis
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surgical puncture
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-ectomy
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surgical removal
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-gram
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picture
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-graphy
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recording of
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-ic
A
pertaining to
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-ion
A
action of; process
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-ior
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more toward
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-itis
A
inflammation/infection
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-lysis
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loosening, break down
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-malacia
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abnormal softening
