Prefixes Flashcards
(68 cards)
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The prefix intra means
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Inside of within
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Endo
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Inside
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Peri
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Around or surrounding
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Ec or ecto
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Out and outside
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Em and en
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Within or inside
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Retro and post
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Behind
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Sub and hypo
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Under
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Inter
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Between
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Ante and pre
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Before
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Post
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After
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A or an
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Without or absence of
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Anesthesia
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Without feeling
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Anti
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Against
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Uni and mono
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One or single
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Bi
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Two
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Tri
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Three
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Quadri
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Four
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Multi and poly
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Many or much
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Hemi and semi
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Half
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Hypo
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Too little or low
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Hyper
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High
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Hyperemesis
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Excessive vomiting
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Tachy
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Fast
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Brady
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Slow
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Oligo
Little or scanty
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Monocyte refers to a _________ cell.
Single
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Bilateral refers to __________ sides.
Two
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The tricuspid valve in the heart has __________ parts.
Three
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A person with quadriplegia has paralysis of __________ limbs.
Four
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The medical term polyneuritis indicates inflammation of __________ nerves.
Many
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When a person has hemiplegia, he has paralysis on one-__________ of the body.
Half
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A person who is semiconscious is __________ conscious.
Half
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A person with hypotension has __________ blood pressure.
Low
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A person with hypertension has __________ blood pressure
High
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Tachycardia indicates an abnormally __________ heartbeat.
Fast
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Bradycardia refers to an abnormally __________ heartbeat.
Slow
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Oliguria means __________ urine.
Little/scanty
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Leuko
White
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Erythro
Red
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Cyano
Blue
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Melano
Black/dark
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A leukocyte is a __________ blood cell.
White
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An erythrocyte is a __________ blood cell.
Red
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Cyanosis is a __________ condition of the skin.
Blue
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When someone has a melanoma, he has a malignant __________ mole or tumor.
Dark/black
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Micro
Small
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Macro
Large
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Things that are macroscopic can be seen with the naked eye. Very large cells are called __________cytes.
Macrocytes
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Mega
Large
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Antero
Anterior part or in front of
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Dextro
To the right
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Levo
To the left
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Medio
Middle
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A person with a megacolon has an abnormally __________ colon.
Large
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Anterolateral means in __________ and to one __________.
Front/side
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If the heart is on the __________ side of the body, it is referred to as dextrocardia.
Right
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Levoversion means the act of turning to the __________.
Left
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The medial part of the body is called the __________ part.
Middle
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Hydro
Water
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Dys
Difficult of painful
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Nox and noct
Night
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Mal
Bad
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Pan
Total or all
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A person with hydrophobia has a __________ of water.
Fear
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A patient with dyspnea would be experiencing __________ or __________ breathing.
Difficult/painful breathing
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Nocturia means urination at __________.
Night
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If something is malodorous, it has a __________ odor.
Bad
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Apanhysterectomyisa __________ hysterectomy.
Total
