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22 Cards in this Set
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AFEBRILE
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- Pertaining to without fever.
a-..........without febr........fever -ile.........pertaining to |
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ANICTERIC
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- Pertaining to without jaundice of the skin, whites of the eyes, mucous membranes and body fluids.
an-..........without icter........jaundice -ic...........pertaining to |
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BIFURCATE
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- Having two forks or two branches or two divisions; forked
bi-..........two furc........fork -ate........use, action |
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BINARY
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- Pertaining to separating into two branches or composed of two elements.
bin-............twice -ary..........pertaining to |
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CONCENTRATION
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- The process of being able to bring to the center one thought and focus on it, while excluding other thoughts.
con-.............with, together centrat.........center -ion..............process |
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DECOMPENSATION
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- Failure of a system.
de-..................down, away from compensat......to make good again -ion.................process |
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EXTRAOCULAR
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- Pertaining to the outside of the eye.
extra-.........outside ocul...........eye -ar.............pertaining to |
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HYPERACTIVE
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- Nature or quality of excessive activity.
hyper-...........excessive act................act -ive...............nature of, quality of |
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HYPOPLASIA
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- Underdevelopment of a tissue, organ, or body.
hypo-...........under -plasia.........formation |
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INSOMNIA
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- Condition of not being able to sleep.
in-.............not somn.........sleep -ia.............condition |
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INTERMEDIARY
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- Pertaining to situated between two bodies or occurring between two periods of time.
inter..............between medi.............toward the middle -ary..............pertaining to |
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MULTIFOCAL
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- Pertaining to or arising from many locations.
multi-............many foc................focus -al................pertaining to |
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OCCULSION
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- Process of closing or state of being closed of a passage.
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PARASTERNAL
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- Pertaining to beside the sternum (breastbone).
para-..........beside stern..........sternum, breastbone -al..............pertaining to |
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PERICARDIAL
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- Pertaining to the pericardium (sac surrounding the heart).
peri-...........around cardi..........heart -al..............pertaining to |
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POLYDACTYLY
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- Pertaining to having more than the normal number of fingers and toes.
poly-..........many dactyl........finger or toe -y..............pertaining to |
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PREMENSTRUAL
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- Pertaining to the time before the discharge of the menses.
pre-..........before menstru....to discharge the menses -al............pertaining to |
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REACT
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- Literally means to act again; respond to a stimulus; to participate in a chemical reaction.
re-........again -act......to act |
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REGURGITATION
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- Process of a backward flow of solids or foods from the stomach to the mouth or the backflow of blood through a defective heart valve.
re-..............backward gurgitat.......to flood -ion............process |
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SUBACUTE
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- Below sharp; it describes a state between acute and chronic with some acute features.
sub-..........below acute........sharp |
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SUPERINFECTION
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- New infection caused by a different organism from one that caused the initial infection.
super-........upper, above infect.........infect -ion...........process |
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UNCONSCIOUS
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- Pertaining to not being aware; lacking in awareness of one's environment.
un..............not consci........aware -out............pertaining to |
