Week 1 Flashcards by Victor Lao

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a-, an-

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Not, without, less

Apathy, analgesic

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Ante-

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Before

Antepartum

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anti-

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Against

Antihypertensive

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-ary

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Pertaining to

Coronary, biliary

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Contra-

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Against

Contraindication

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Dextr(o)-

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Right, on the right side

Dextrocardia

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Di-

A

Two

Diplopia

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Di-, dis-

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Apart, separation, reversal

Dilation, dilute, dissect

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Dif-

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Apart, separation

Diffuse

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Dromo-, -drome

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Running, conduction, course

Dromotropic, syndrome

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Dys-

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Bad, difficult, abnormal, painful

Dysentery, dysphagia, dysmenorrhea

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-eal

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Pertaining to

Corneal, esophageal, perineal

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End(o)-

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Within, inner

Endocrinology, endospore

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Ent(o)-

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Within, inner

Entoderm

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Epi-

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On, upon, following

Epicardium, epidermis, episclera

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Etio-

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Cause

Etiology

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Eu-

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True, good, well

Eukaryote, eutomer

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Ex-

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Out of, away from

Excision

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Exo-

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Exterior, external, outward

Exophthalmos, exoskeleton

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Extra-

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Outside, without

Extradural

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-gen, -genesis, -genic

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Producing, coming to be, precursor

Zymogen, cariogenic

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-graph

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Instrument used to record data or picture

Electrocardiograph

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-graphy

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Process of recording

Angiography

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Hemi-

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One half

Hemisphere

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Home(o)-

A

Similar

Homeopathy

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Hyp(o)-

A

Beneath, diminution, deficiency, the lowest

Hypoxia, hypovolemia, hypodermic

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Hyper-

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Extreme or beyond normal

Hypertension

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-ia

A

A condition or state

Myopia

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-iasis

A

Condition, state

Mydriasis

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-ic

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Pertaining to

Hepatic

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-ine

A

1) related to or resembline 2) alkaline (chemical suffix)

Crystalline, morphine

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Inter-

A

Between, among

Interstitial

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Intra-

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Within, inside

Intracellular

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-ism

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1) condition, disease; 2) practice or doctorine

Dwarfism, sadism

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Morph(o)-, -morph

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Form, shape, structure

Morphology, polymorph

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-oid

A

Resemblance to

Sarcoidosis

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-osis, -oses(plural)

A

A condition, disease or increase

Osteoporosis

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-ous

A

Pertaining to

Porous

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Para-

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1) Involvement of two like parts, 2) abnormal 3) alongside

Paracyesis

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Peri-

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Around, surrounding

Periodontal

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-phobia

A

Exaggerated fear, sensitivity, aversion

Agoraphobia

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Physi(o)-

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1) physical 2) natural

Physiology

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Post-

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After, behind, posterior

Postmortem

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Pre-

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Anterior, before in time

Premature, prefrontal

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Pro-

A

1) before or forward 2) precursor

Pro-cephalic

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Proxim(o)-

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Near point of origin

Proximal

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Quadr(i)-

A

Four

Quadriceps

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Semi-

A

One half, partly

Semi dominant

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-stasis

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Stopping, standing

Cytostasis, homeostasis

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Sub-

A

Beneath, less than normal, inferior

Subcutaneous, sublingual

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Super-

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In excess, above

Superior

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Supra-

A

Above, excess

Supraorbital, supranormal

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Sy-, syl-, sym-, syn-, sys-

A

Similarity or being together

Symptom, synesthesia

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-tome

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1)cutting instrument 2) section or segment

Microtome, dermatome

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Ton(o)-

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Tone, tension, pressure

Hypotonic

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Trans-

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Across, through, beyond

Transfusion, transcellular