Med Terminolgy Chapter21 Flashcards

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We also learned in Chapter 1 that a suffix is the part that comes at the ….. of a word. The word suffix comes from the Latin word …..

A

end; suffixism

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Prefix are divided into 5 cateories… list these categories..

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  • Prefixes of time or speed
  • Prefixes of direction
  • Prefixes of position
  • Prefixes of size or number
  • Prefixes of negation
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ante pre refers to

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before

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brady refers to

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abnormal slow rate of speed

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neo

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new

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post

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after

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tachy

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rapid abnormally high rate of speed

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ab

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away from; outside of beyond

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ad

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toaward near to

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con sym; syn

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with witin

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contra

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aganist

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dia

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around through

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ec-, ecto-, ex-, exo

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outside

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en

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inside

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endo

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within

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epi

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upon subsequent too

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extra

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beyond

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hypo

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low below normal

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hyper

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above beyond normal

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infra

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inside; below

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inter

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intra

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inside within

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meso

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meta

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pan
all or everywehre
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para
alongside or near
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peri
around
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retro
backward
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bi
two
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di: dipl
two twice
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hemi
half
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macro
big
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micro
small
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mono
one
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olig; olgio
a few a little
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pan
all or everywehre
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poly
many
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quadri
four
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semi
half, partial
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tetra
four
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tri
three
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uni
one
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a; an
not
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anti
agansit
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de
without
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dis
remove