Chapter 4

Front 1

a-, an-

Back 1

no, not, without

Front 2

ab-

Back 2

away from

Front 3

ad-

Back 3

toward

Front 4

ana-

Back 4

up, apart

Front 5

ante-

Back 5

before, forward

Front 6

anti-

Back 6

against

Front 7

auto-

Back 7

self, own

Front 8

bi-

Back 8

two

Front 9

brady-

Back 9

slow

Front 10

cata-

Back 10

down

Front 11

con-

Back 11

with, together

Front 12

contra-

Back 12

against

Front 13

de-

Back 13

down, lack of

Front 14

dia-

Back 14

through, complete

Front 15

dys-

Back 15

bad, painful, difficult

Front 16

ec-, ecto-

Back 16

out, outside

Front 17

en-, endo-

Back 17

in, within

Front 18

epi-

Back 18

upon, on, above

Front 19

eu-

Back 19

good, normal

Front 20

ex-

Back 20

out, away from

Front 21

hemi-

Back 21

half

Front 22

hyper-

Back 22

excessive, above

Front 23

hypo-

Back 23

deficient, under

Front 24

in-

Back 24

not,into

Front 25

infra-

Back 25

beneath

Front 26

inter-

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between

Front 27

intra-

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into, within

Front 28

macro-

Back 28

large

Front 29

mal-

Back 29

bad

Front 30

meta-

Back 30

beyond, change

Front 31

micro-

Back 31

small

Front 32

neo-

Back 32

new

Front 33

pan-

Back 33

all

Front 34

para-

Back 34

abnormal, beside, near

Front 35

per-

Back 35

through

Front 36

peri-

Back 36

surrounding

Front 37

poly-

Back 37

many, much

Front 38

post-

Back 38

after, behind

Front 39

pre-

Back 39

before

Front 40

pro-

Back 40

before

Front 41

pseudo-

Back 41

false

Front 42

re-

Back 42

back, again

Front 43

retro-

Back 43

behind, backwards

Front 44

sub-

Back 44

under

Front 45

supra-

Back 45

above, upper

Front 46

syn-, sym-

Back 46

together, with

Front 47

tachy-

Back 47

fast

Front 48

trans-

Back 48

across, through

Front 49

ultra-

Back 49

beyond, excel

Front 50

uni-

Back 50

one

Front 51

Adrenal Glands

Back 51

glands above each kidney

Front 52

Antibiotic

Back 52

stops growth of microorganisms

Front 53

Autoimmune Disease

Back 53

body makes antibodies against healthy cells and tissues

Front 54

Antigen

Back 54

foreign body that stimulates the production of antibodies

Front 55

Antibodies

Back 55

proteins made in response to foreign antigens

Front 56

Rh Condition

Back 56

difference in Rh blood factor between pregnant mother and fetus

Front 57

Congenital Anomaly

Back 57

irregularity in structure that infant is born with

Front 58

Contralateral

Back 58

opposite side of the body

Front 59

Dialysis

Back 59

removal of waste products from body using artificial kidney machine

Front 60

Ectopic Pregnancy

Back 60

embryo implants outside of uterus

Front 61

Parathyroid glands

Back 61

There are four of them

located on the thyroid gland

Front 62

Prolapse

Back 62

to fall or slide forward

Front 63

Recombinant DNA

Back 63

gene from 1 organism put in DNA of another

Front 64

Syndrome

Back 64

group of symptoms that indicate a disease

Front 65

Symbiosis

Back 65

2 organisms living together

bad-parasitism

good-mutual

Front 66

Symphysis

Back 66

joint with bony surfaces united w/ cartilage

Front 67

Transurethral

Back 67

instrument passes thru urethra

Front 68

Ultrasonography

Back 68

a diagnostic technique using ultrasound waves to produce an image