Prefixes of location and medication administration- Unit 12 Flashcards
(99 cards)
1
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prefix means bad or poor
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mal
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suffix meaning appetite
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orexia
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prefix means branching or dividing
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furco
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combining form for bloody
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sanguino
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giving treatment or medication
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administration
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lack of appetite or desire to eat
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anorexia
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oppositional or blocking
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antagonistic
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before a fever
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anterfebrile
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bending forward
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anteflexion
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before death
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antemortem
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before birth
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antenatal
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before delivery
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antepartum
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in front of
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anteposition
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before a fever
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antepyretic
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turning toward
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anteversion
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without symptoms
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asymptomatic
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made of two cells
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bicellular
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a two-bellied muscle
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biceps
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lens having two focus strenghts
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bifocal
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branch into two
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bifurcation
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having two nuclei
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binuclear
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having two poles
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bipolar
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attracted to two sexes
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bisexual
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condition of purging after eating
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bulimia
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wasting away of the body
cachexia
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born with
congenital
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with blood relationship
consanguinity
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to break apart
disassociate
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to rid of infectious agents
disinfect
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to give out for use
dispense
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to cut apart
dissect
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to take out
excise
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to breathe out
exhale
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breathing out
expiration
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reproductive system structures
genitals
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anesthesia involving half the body
hemianesthesia
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half a heart
hemicardia
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excision of half the stomach
hemigastrectomy
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paralysis of one side of the body
hemiplegia
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to cut into
incise
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unable to be understood
incoherent
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not compatible, does not associate well with
incompatible
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not able to function properly
incompetency
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inability to control urination or defecation
incontinence
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original growth of an organism
incubation
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organisms living within or on another organism
infested
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penetration of a solution into tissues
infiltration
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act of being red, swollen, painful and warm
inflamed
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condition with such symptoms as a red, swollen and warm area
inflammation
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introducing a substance into a vein through a needle
infusion
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to breathe in
inhale
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procedure of introducing a substance into the body through a needle
injection
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not sane
insane
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process of introducing semen into the uterus or tubes
insemination
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unable to fall asleep
insomnia
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breathing in
inspiration
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applying drops
instillation
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between the cells
intercellular
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within the abdomen
intra-dominal
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within the aorta
intra-aortic
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within the artery
intra-arterial
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within the cranium
intracranial
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within the urinary bladder
intracystic
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within the dermal layer
intradermal
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within the duodenum
intraduodenal
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within the thorax
intrathoracic
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within the vein
intravenous
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generally poor feeling, not feeling well
malaise
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infestation of malaria parasite plasmodium
malaria
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poor formation
malformation
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poor nutrition, missing essential nutrients
malnutrition
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smelling bad
malodorous
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having one nucleus
mononuclear
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related to illness
morbidity
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related to death
mortality
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after meals
postcibal
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after intercourse
postcoital
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in back of the esophagus
postesophageal
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after a fever
postfebrile
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after glucose is administered
postglucose
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after mastectomy surgery
postmastectomy
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after menopause is complete
postmenopausal
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after surgery
postoperative
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after meals
postprandial
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before anesthesia
preanesthetic
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condition that may lead to cancer
precancerous
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in front of frontal bone
prefrontal
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write an order for before it can be done
prescribe
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bloody
sanguineous
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half of a circle
semicircle
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partially in a coma
semicomatose
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partially conscious
semiconscious
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situation in which a room is shared
semiprivate
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the layer below the dermis of the skin
subcutaneous
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a three-deaded muscle
triceps
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branch into three
trifurcation
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of one cell
unicellular
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one sided
unilateral
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having one nucleus
uninuclear
