Chapter 4 Prefixes and Terminology Flashcards
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a-
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no, not, without
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an-
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no, not, without
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-apena
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not breathing
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-anoxia
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without oxygen
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-ab
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away from
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-abnormal
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not normal
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-abductor
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one who carries away
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-ad
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toward
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-adductor
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one who carries toward
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-adrenal
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toward the kidney
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-adrenal glands
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endocrine glands located above the kidney also called suprarenal glands
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-ana
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up, apart
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-anabolism
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the process of building up
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-analysis
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state of breaking apart; separation of anything into it’s constituent parts
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anatomy
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to cut apart; the structure of an organism
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-ante
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before, foward
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-ante cibum
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before meals
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-ante partum
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before birth; referring to the mother
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-anti
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against
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-antisepsis
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against infection
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antibiotic
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pertaining to against bacterial life
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antitoxin
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against poison
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-bi
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two
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bifurcation
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forking into two branches
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bilateral
pertaining to two sides
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-brady
slow
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bradycardia
slow heart rate
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-cata
down
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-catabolism
process of breaking down
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-con
with, together
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congenital
present at birth
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congenital anomaly
abnormality present at birth, a birth defect
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connective
to tie together
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-contra
against, opposite
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-de
down, lack of
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dehydration
process of removing water/fluid lack of fluid
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-dia
through, complete
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diameter
to measure through
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diarrhea
loose watery stools
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dialysis
complete separation; separation of waste products from the blood, when the kidneys can no longer do there job
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-dys
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
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dysplasia
bad formation
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-ec, -ecto
out, outside
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-ectopic
out of place
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ectopic pregnancy
pregnancy not in the uterus
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en, endo;
in, within
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endotracheal
pertaining to within the trachea
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endoscope
instrument to view inside the body
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endocardium
inner lining of the heart
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epitihelium
structure lining the body inside and out
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-eu
good
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euthyroid
normal(good) thyroid function
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euphoria
feelinggggg Gooodddd
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eupnea
good breathing
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-ex
out, away from
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-exophthalmos
protrusion of the eyeball
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-hemi
half
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-hemiglossectomy
removal of half of the tongue
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hyper
excessive, above
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hyperplasia
excessive development, increase in size of a structure due to an increase in the # of cells
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hyperglycemia
excessive sugar in the blood diabetes
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hypo
deficient, under, less than normal
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hypodermic
pertaining to under the skin
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hypoglycemia
low blood sugar
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-in
not
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insomniac
not being able to sleep
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-infra
beneath, below
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infracostal
pertaining to below the ribs
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-inter
between
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intercostal
pertaining to between the ribs
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-intra
within
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intravenous
pertaining to within a vein
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-macro
big, large
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macrocephalic
pertaining to a large head
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-mal
bad, ill, poor
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malignant
(bad fire) burning worse; resisting treatment; tending to threatening to produce death; harmful
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malaise
discomfort, uneasiness, or indisposition, often indicative of infection
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-meta
change, beyond
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metamorphosis
changing shape
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metastasis
spread of a cancer or infection beyond it's original site
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-micro
small
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microscope
instrument used to view small things
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-pan
all
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-neo
new
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neoplasm
new growth, a tumor
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neonatal
newborn; first 4 weeks of life
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para
near, beside, close to but apart from, abnormal
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per
through
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peri
structure surrounding the heart
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poly
many
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post
after, behind
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pre
before, in front of
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pro
before, forward
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pseudo
false
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re
back, again
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supra
above, upper
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syn-sym
together, with
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syndrome
to run together
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symbiosis
to live together
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symmetry
correspondence in shape, size, and relative position of parts on opposite sides of a body
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symphysis
to grow together
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-tachy
fast
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tachypnea
rapid breathing
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trans
across, through
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ultra
excessive, beyond
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-uni
one
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unilateral
pertaining to one side
