Chapter 3 Getting Started With Prefixes

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prefix

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word part that is placed before the root to modify the meaning. literally "to fix"

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ab-

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away from

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intravenous

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pertaining to within a vein

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intra-

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within

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hyper-

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excessive, abnormally high, above

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anti-

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against or opposite of

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anticonvulsive

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type of drug used to stop convulsions

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a-

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without or absence of

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aphasia

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absence of speech

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con-

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together or jointlycon

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conjoined

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joined together (as in twins)

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contra-

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counter or against

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meta-

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after or change

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metabolism

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process by which foods are changed into elements the body can use

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ambi-

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both

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ambidextrous

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the ability to use both hands equally

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bi-

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two

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bifocal

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pertaining to two focal points

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bicuspid

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having two points

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bipara

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a woman who has given birth for the second timedi-

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di-

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double

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diplegia

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paralysis of two limbs

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dipl-

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double

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diplopia

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to perceive a single object as two images, also called double vision

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hemi-

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half

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hemiplegia

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paralysis of half the body, on one side of the body

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mono-

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one

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monoplegia

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paralysis of one limb or muscle group

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multi-

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many, more than once, numerous

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multiple myeloma

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a disease of the bone marrow in which numerous myelomas are found in the bone marrow of different bones

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multipara

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a woman who has given birth multiple times, or more than once

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nulli-

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none

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nullipara

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the condition of never having given birth or no births

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nulligravida

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the condition of never having been pregnant or no pregnancies

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oli- oligo-

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little

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oliguria

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scanty urine, secretion of less than 400 mL urine in 24 hours

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oligospermia

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a condition in which the body produces little or insufficient amount of sperm

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pan-

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all

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pandemic

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disease that is prevalent universally in an area

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pansinusitis

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inflammation of all paranasal sinuses on one or both sides of the nose

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poly-

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excessive, over, many

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polyphagia

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excessive eating

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polydipsia

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excessive thirst

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polyuria

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excessive excretion of urine

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polyarteritis

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inflammation of many medium and small arteries where they branch

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primi-

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first

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primipara

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a woman who has given birth for the first time

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primigravida

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a woman who is pregnant for the first time

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quadri- tetra-

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four

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quadriplegia and tetraplegia

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paralysis of four limbs

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semi-

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half or partial

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semiconscious

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partially conscious

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tri-

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three

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tripara

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a woman who has given birth 3 times

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tricuspid

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tricuspid valve consists of 3 cusps

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uni-

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one

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unipara

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a woman has given birth to one child

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ab-

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away from

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abduction

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away from the midline of the body

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ad-

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toward

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adduction

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toward the midline of the body

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ana-

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up, toward

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anatomy

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process of cutting up

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pre- ante-

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to come before

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prenatal and antenatal

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before birth

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dia-

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through

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dialysis

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procedure that removes uric acid and urea from circulating blood, to loosen through

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dis-

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apart or away

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dislocation

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away from its normal position in the body

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ec ecto-

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outside or out

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ectopic pregnancy

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a pregnancy in which the fertilized egg implants somewhere outside the uterus

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endo-

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within

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endogastric

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within the stomach

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ep- epi-

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upon, over, above, on top

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epidermis

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outermost layer of skin

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eso-

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inward

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esotropia

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a condition where the eye deviates inward

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ex- exo-

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outside or away from

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exotropia

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condition where the eye deviates away from its normal position

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extra-

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outside

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infer-

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below

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inferior

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indicates a position below another point of reference

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inter-

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between

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intervertebral

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indicates a position between the vertebrae

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intra-

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within

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intradermal

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within the layers of the skin

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para-

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alongside or abnormal

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paracusis

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abnormal hearing or a disorder in hearing

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peri-

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around

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pericardium

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the membrane that covers the area around the heart

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post-

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to follow after

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postpartum, postnatal

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to follow after birth

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sub- hypo-

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beneath, below

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hypodermis, subcutaneous

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area beneath the skin

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super- supra-

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above

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sym- syn-

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together or joined

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syndrome

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a group of symptoms or signs that occur together

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a-

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without or absence of

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aseptic

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sterile, pertaining to without living pathogenic organisms

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asymptomatic

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pertaining to not having symptoms

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an-

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without or absence of

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anoxia

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without oxygen

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brady-

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slow

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bradycardia

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condition of slow heart

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bradykinesia

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condition of slowing or decreasing movement

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circum-

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around

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circumcision

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a surgery to remove the forskin around the penis, cut around

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eu-

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normal or good

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heter- hetero-

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different

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tropia

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abnormal deviation of the eye

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heterotropia

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the eyes are oriented in different directions

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hyper-

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excessive, abnormally high, above

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hyperthyroidism

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a condition of excessive levels of thyroid hormones in the body

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hypo-

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deficient, abnormally low, below

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hypothryoidism

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a condition of abnormally low levels of thryoid hormones in the body (causing high blood calcium, reduced energy, and weight gain)

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hypocalcemia

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a condition where the levels of calcium in the blood are abnormally low

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hypothermia

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a state of abnormally low body temperature

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macro-

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large

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macrocephaly

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process of big head

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mal-

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bad

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malabsorption

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bad absorption

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mega-

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large or great

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megalocyte

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large cell

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micro-

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small

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microcephaly

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process of small head

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neo-

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new

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neonate

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a newborn within the first 28 days of life

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pseudo-

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false

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pseudocyesis

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false pregnancy

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tachy-

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rapid, fast

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tachycardia

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abnormally rapid heart rate (usually defined as more than 100 bpm in adults)

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trans-

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through, cross/across, beyond

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transvaginal

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through or across the vagina

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transexual

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cross over to another gender

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transverse

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to lie across or in a crosswise direction