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Prefixes Flashcards

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A-

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No, not, without

Ataxia - without coordination

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An-

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No, not, without

Analgesic - without pain

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Ana-

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Up, apart

Anabasis - the stage of increase in a disease

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Anti-

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Against

Antibody - immune body that fights foreign substances

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Auto-

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Self

Autoimmune - body produces antibodies against itself

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Bi-

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Two

Bilateral - pertaining to both sides

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Brady

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Deficient, under

Bradycardia - heartbeat under/less than the normal rate

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Chloro-

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Green

Chloroma - green-coloured tumour

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Chromo-

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Colour

Chromhidrosis - secretion of sweat that changes colour

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Co-

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With, together

Comorbidity - one medical condition present together with another medical condition

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Com-

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With, together

Communicability - ability to spread from infected to susceptible hosts

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Con-

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With, together

Contagious - capable of being transmitted host to host

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Cyano-

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Blue

Cyanosis- bluish skin and mucosal discolouration

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De-

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Down, lack of

Dehydration - lack of water

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Deci-

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One-tenth

Decilitre - one tenth of a litre

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Di-

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Two

Diataxia - affecting both sides of the body

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Dia-

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Through, between, apart, across, completely

Diarrhea- rapid movement of fecal matter through the intestines

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Dys-

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Bad, painful

Dysphasia - difficulty in swallowing

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Erythro-

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Red

Erythrocyte - red blood cell

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Hemi-

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Half

Hemiparesis - weakness on half/one side of the body

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Hexa-

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Six

Hexavitamin- preparation of six vitamins

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Hyper-

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Excessive, above

Hypertension - blood pressure above normal

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Hypo-

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Below, deficient

Hypoglycaemia- blood sugar level below normal

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Leuko-

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White

Leukoencephalitis - inflammation of white brain substance

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Macro-

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Large

Macroglossia- excessive size of the tongue

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Mal-

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Bad

Malignant - tending to worsen and cause death

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Melano-

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Black

Melanotrichia - abnormal increases pigmentation of the hair

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Meta-

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Change, beyond

Metamorphosis- change of structure or shape

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Micro-

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Small

Micromastia - abnormal smallness of the mammary gland

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Multi-

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Many

Multiarticular - pertaining to it affecting many joints

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Neo-

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New

Neonate - a newborn animal

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Pan-

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All

Pandemic - a widespread epidemic

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Pent-

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Five

Pentadactyl - having 5 digits

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Poly-

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Many, much

Polychromatic - many coloured

35
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Pseudo-

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False

Pseudopregnancy - false pregnancy

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Quadr-

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Four

Quadrilocular - having 4 cavities

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Sub-

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Less than, beneath

Submandibular - beneath the mandible

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Sym- Syn-

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With, together

Symbiosis - mutually reinforcing

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Tachy-

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Fast

Tachycardia- abnormally fast heartbeat

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Tri-

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Tribrachius - having three forelimbs

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Ultra-

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Beyond

Ultrasonic - beyond the audible range

42
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Xanth-

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Yellow

Xanthemia- presence of yellow-coloured matter in the blood

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Ab-

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Away from

Abduct - to draw away from

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Ad-

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Towards, near

Adduct - to draw towards

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Ante-

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Before, forward

Antemortem- preformed or occurring before death

46
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Dis-

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Apart, away, from

Dissect - cut apart

47
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Ec- Ecto-

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Outside

Ectopic- located away from normal position

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Endo-

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Within, in, inner

Endocrine - secreting internally

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Epi-

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Above, upon

Epidermis - outermost layer of skin

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Ex-

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Out

Excision- removal by cutting out

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Extra-

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Outside of

Extrapulmonary - not connected with the lungs

52
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In-

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In, into

Incisions- cutting into

53
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Infra-

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Below, beneath

Infraclavicular - below the clavicle

54
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Inter-

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Between

Intercostal - between 2 ribs

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Intra-

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Within

Intravenous- within a vein

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Para-

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Near, alongside

Parametrial- near the uterus

57
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Peri-

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Surrounding

Perilaryngitis - inflammation of the tissues around the larynx

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Post-

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After, behind

Postpartum - occurring after a delivery

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Pre-

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Before

Prenatal - before birth

60
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Pro- Pros-

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Before, forward

Prognosis - forecast of likely course of disease

61
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Re-

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Back, again

Relapse - return of disease symptoms

62
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Retro-

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Behind, backward

Retromandibular - behind the lower jaw

63
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Sub-

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Beneath, less than

Subcutaneous- under the skin

64
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Supra- above, upper

A

Suprapelvic - above the pelvis

65
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Trans-

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Across, through

Transverse- extending through a structure from side to side

Introduction To Vet Terminology (4 decks)

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