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Unit 11- Descriptive prefixes, asepsis, and pharmacology Flashcards

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Often, words that begin with prefixes are

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adjectives

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homo-

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same

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hetero-

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different

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syn-, sym-

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joined
sym- when followed by “b, m, f, ph, or p”
syn- all others

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super-

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excess, above

Used in descriptive common english terms and in a few medical terms

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supra-

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above, more than

used more in describing anatomical locations

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anti-, contra-

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against

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trans-

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across

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a-, an-

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absence of, lack of
a= followed by consonant
an=followed by vowel

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homoglandular

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pertaining to the same gland

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homothermal

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having the same body temperature all the time

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homolateral

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pertaining to the same side

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homosexual

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attracted to the same sex

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heteropsia

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different vision in each eye

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heterosexual

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being attracted to a different sex

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homogeneous

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pertaining to the same throughout

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heterogeneous

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pertaining to different throughout

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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symphysis

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growing together of parts

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symblepharon

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eyelids that have grown together; adhesions of the eyelids

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pod/o

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foot

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sympodia

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lower extremities grown together

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sympathectomy

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excision of a sympathetic nerve

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sympathoma

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tumor of a sympathetic nerve

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superficial

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above or on the surface

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superciliary

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above the eyebrow

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superinfection

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infection on top of another infection

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superiority

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quality of being above or better than

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superlethal

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pertaining to excessively deadly

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supernumerary

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too many to number

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suprapubic

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avove the pubis

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epi-

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over, upon

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extra-

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outside of, beyond, in addition to

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infra-, sub-

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below, under

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meta-

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beyond, after, occurring later in a series

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epigastric

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above the stomach

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episplenitis

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inflammation of tissue over the spleen

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epinephrectomy

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excision of the tissue upon the kidney

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epigastrorrhaphy

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suture of the region over the stomach

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epidiymectomy

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excision of the epididymis

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epidural

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upon the dura mater

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subdural

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below the dura mater

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extrauterine

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outside of or beyond the uterus

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mamm/o

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breast

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mammography

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process of taking x-ray picture of breast

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mammotomy

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incision into breast tissue

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mammoplasty

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surgical repair of the breast

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bi-

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both or two

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bilateral

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both sides

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subaural

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below the ear

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stern/o

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sternum

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cost/o

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ribs

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pub/o

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pubis

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metaphysics

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study of things beyond the physical or of the spirit

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metacarpals

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bones of hand beyond the carpals

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metatarsals

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bones of foot beyond the tarsals

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metastasis

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disease spreads beyond point of origin

plural=metastases

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ultra-

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beyond or in excess

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ultraviolet (UV)

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light waves beyond the violet frequency

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ultrasonic

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sound waves beyond the audible frequency

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ultrasonography/ sonography

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process of making an image using ultrasound (US)

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sepsis

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Noun for infection
poisoned state or infection caused by absorption of pathogenic bacteria and their products into the bloodstream
adjective=septic

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asepsis

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state without sepsis

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septicemia

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infection in the bloodstream

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septicopyemia

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infection with pus in the bloodstream

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sept/i, sept/o, septic/o, seps/o

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infection

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anti-

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against

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antipyretic

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agent that works against a fever

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erythromycin

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prescribe to fight bacteria

one type of antibiotic

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antirheumatic

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work against rheumatic disease

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antispasmodic

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work against spastic muscle

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contra-

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against

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contraceptive

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against contraception

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contralateral

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opposite/against side

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trans-

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across or over

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trasnport

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carry across or over

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transposition

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position across or over

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transfusion

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blood passed across or over from one person to another

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transsexual

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across sexes

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catheter

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flexible tube

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catheterization

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inserting a catheter for urine collection

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