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41 Cards in this Set
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a/an
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no, without ex. amenorrhea/anechoic (a- before a consonant, an- before a vowel)
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ab
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away from ex. abduct
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ad
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toward ex. adduct
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ante/ pre/ pro
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before ex. antenatal/ preoperative
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anti/ contra
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against ex. antibiotic/ contralateral
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bi/di
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two ex. bifid/ dissect
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brady
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slow ex. bradycardia
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de
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down from/ removing ex. decompostition
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dia
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through/between/across ex. dialysis
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dys
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difficult/ abnormal ex. dysphagia
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ecto/ ex/ exo
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outside/ without/ away from ex. exophytic/ ectoplasm
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en/ endo/ em/ eso
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inside ex. encapsulated
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epi
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above/ on ex. epicondyle
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eu
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good/ normal ex. euthyroid
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hemi/ semi
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half/ partly ex. hemilaminectomy
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hyper
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excessive/ greater than normal ex. hypercholesterolemia
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hypo/sub
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beneath/ below normal/ under ex. hyponatremia
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in
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not ex. inability
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infra
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beneath ex. infraorbital
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inter
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between ex. intercondylar
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intra
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within/ inside of ex. intrauterine
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macro
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large ex. macrosomia
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mal
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bad ex. malalignment
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meso
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middle/ moderate ex. mesothelial
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micro
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small ex. microhematuria
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multi/ poly
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many/ excessive ex. multinodular/ polyhydramnios
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mono/uni
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one ex. monochorionic/ unilateral
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nulli
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none ex. nulliparous
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para
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near, beside, resembling, abnormal ex. parahepatic
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per
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through, by, or completely ex. percutaneous
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peri
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around, near ex. periventricular
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post
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after, behind ex. postoperative
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primi
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first ex. primigravida
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re
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back, again ex. redo
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retro
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behing, backward ex. retroareolar
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super
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more than normal, excessive ex. superinfection
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supra
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above, over ex. suprapubic
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sy(n)(m)
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together, union ex. symphysis
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tachy
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fast ex. tachyarrhythmia
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trans
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across, through ex. transesophageal
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uni
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one ex. unilateral
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