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28 Cards in this Set
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A, an |
Without, not, lack of |
Analgesic - without pain |
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Ante |
Before, in front of |
Antepartum - before delivery |
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Bi |
Two, twice, double |
Bifocal - two lenses |
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Brady |
Slow |
Bradycardia - slow pulse, heartbeat |
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Contra |
Against |
Contraceptive - prevents pregnancy |
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Dis |
Apart, free from |
Disinfected - free from microorganisms |
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Dys |
Bad, painful |
Dysturia - painful urination |
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Endo |
Inner |
Endoscope - Instrument for examining the inside of an organ |
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Epu |
On, upon, over |
Epidermis - outer layer of skin |
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Erythro |
Red |
Erythrocyte - red blood cell |
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Ex |
Out, away from |
Exhale - to breath out |
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Hemi |
Half |
Hemisphere - one of two parts of the brain |
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Hyper |
Too much, high |
Hypertension - high blood pressure |
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Hypo |
Below, under |
Hypotension - low blood pressure |
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Inter |
Between, within |
Interdisciplinary - between disciplines |
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Leuk |
White |
Leukocyte - white blood cell |
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Mal |
Bad, illness, disorder |
Malformed - badly made |
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Micro |
Small |
Microscopic - to small for the eye to see |
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Olig |
Small, scant |
Oliguria - small amount of urine |
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Patho |
Disease, suffering |
Pathology - study of disease |
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Per |
By, through |
Perforate - to make a hole through |
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Peri |
Around |
Pericardium - Sac around the heart |
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Poly |
Many, much |
Polyuria - much urine |
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Post |
After, behind |
Postmortem - period after death |
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Pre |
Before, in front of |
Prenatal - period before birth |
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Sub |
Under, beneath |
Subcutaneous - beneath the skin |
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Supra |
Above, over |
Suprapelvic - located above the pelvis |
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Tachy |
Swift, fast, rapid |
Tachycardia - rapid heartbeat |
