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centi-

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prefix for one hundredth

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centigram

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1/100 of a gram

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centimeter

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1/100 of a meter

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ablactation

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to wean a nursing baby/slowly away from the breast milk

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ablation

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to take away tissue by cutting or cautery

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aboral

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away from the mouth

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abortion

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the termination of pregnancy

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auto

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a combining form for self

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autograft

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a tissue grafting with one’s own tissues

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autogenous

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one’s own generated substance

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autoimmunity

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an immune response (sensitivity) to one’s own tissues

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circum

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the prefix for encircling/surrounding

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circumduction

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moving as to describe a circle

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circumscribed

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encircling or in a circular shape

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circumocular

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encircling the eye

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de-

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the prefix for down from/resulting in less than

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dehydration

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to result in less than normal of the amount of water (intake)

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descending

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in a downward direction or moving downward

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ex-

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the prefix for out from

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excision

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the removal or cutting out

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excretion

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removal of waste

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exhale

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the breathe out

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extraction

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to pull out/remove

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iso-

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the prefix that means same/equal

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isometric

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measuring equal or the same on both sides

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isodactylism

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when fingers/toes are all in an even length

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isotonic

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the osmotic pressure the same as a cell

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masto-

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the combining form for breast

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mastectomy

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the excision/removal of the breast

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mastocarcinoma

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a cancer of the breast tissue

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mono

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the prefix for one

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monomyoplegia

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a single muscle paralysis

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mononuclear

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a single/one nucleus

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mononucleosis

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a condition of an increase monocytes (viral infection)

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glycogenesis

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the formation of sugar or glycogen

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glycohemoglobin

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a glucose attached to a hemoglobin

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hyperglycemia

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excessive high blood glucose level

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hypoglycemia

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an excessive low level of blood glycogen

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multi-

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the prefix for many

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multiglandular

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relates to many glands

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multinuclear

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having many nuclei within one cell

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multipara

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having many/more than one births

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necro-

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the combining form for dead/dead tissue

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necrotic

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relates to dead tissue

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necrotomy

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the incision/cut into the dead tissue

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necropsy

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inspection of the dead tissue (like autopsy)

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peri-

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the prefix for around/surrounding

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periarticular

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around a joint

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pericardiectomy

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an excision of the pericardial membrane

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peritonsillar

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around the tonsil

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primi

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the prefix for first

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primigravida

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the first pregnancy

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primipara

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the first birth

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per

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the prefix for through

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percussion

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striking through (tapping)

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percutaneous

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through the skin

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perfusion

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supplying blood through tissues

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perforation

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puncturing/making a hole through

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pyro

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a combining form for fever (fire)

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pyrexia

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a condition of high temperature fever

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pyrolysis

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a destruction of tissues caused by fever

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pyrotoxin

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poisons that is created by metabolism during a fever

Medical Terminology Quiz2 (8 decks)

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