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43 Cards in this Set
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A-
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no, not, without
acholia lack or absence of secretion |
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AN-
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no, not, without
analgesic releiving pain |
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ANA-
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up, apart
anabasis the stage of increase in disease |
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ANTI-
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against
antibody immune body that fights foreign substances |
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AUTO-
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self
autonomic not subject to voluntary control |
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BI-
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two
bilateral pertaining to both sides |
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BRADY-
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deficient, under
bradycardia abnormally slow heartbeat |
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CHLORO-
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green
chloroma malignant, green colored tumor |
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CHROMO-
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color
chromhidrosis secretion of colored sweat |
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CO-
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with, togther
cohort a group with a characteristic aquired at the same time |
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COM-
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with, together
communicability ability to to spread from infected to susceptible hosts |
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CON-
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with, together
contagious capable of being transmitted from host to host |
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CYANO-
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blue
cyanosis blusih skin and mucosal dicoloration |
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DE-
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down, lack of
dehydration lack of water |
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DECI-
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one tenth
deciliter one tenth of a liter |
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DI-
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two
diataxia ataxia affecting both sides of the body |
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DIA-
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through, between, apart, across, completely
diarrhea rapid movement of fecal matter through the intestine |
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DYS-
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bad, painful
dysphagia difficulty in swallowing |
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ERYTHRO-
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red
erythrocyte red blood cell |
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HEMI-
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half
hemihypotonia diminished muscle tone on one side of the body |
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HEXI-
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six
hexavitamin preparation of six vitamins |
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HYPER-
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excessive, above
hypertension persistently high blood pressure |
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HYPO-
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below, deficient
hypoglycemia abnormally low level of sugar in the blood |
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LEUKO-
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white
leukoencephalitis inflammation of white brain substance |
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MACRO-
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large
macroglossia excessive size of the toungue |
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MAL-
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bad
malignant tending to worsen and cause death |
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MELANO-
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black
melanotrichia abnormal increased pigmentation of the hair |
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META-
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change, beyond
metamorphosis change of structure or shape |
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MICRO-
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small
micromastia abnormal smallness of the mammory gland |
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MONO-
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one, single
monogerminal developed from a single ovum |
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MULTI-
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many
multiarticular peretaining to or affectig many joints |
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NEO-
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new
neonate a newborn animal |
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PAN-
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all
pandemic a widespread epidemic |
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PENT-
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five
pentadactyl having five digits |
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POLY-
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many, much
poloycromatic many colored |
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PSEUDO-
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false
pseudopregnancy false pregnancy |
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QUADR-
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four
quadrilocular having four cavities |
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SUB-
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less than,beneath
subclinical without clinical manifestations |
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SYM-, SYN-
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with, together
symbiosis mutually reinforcing |
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TACHY-
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fast
tachcardia abnormally fast heartbeat |
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TRI-
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three
tribrachius monster with three forelimbs |
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ULTRA-
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beyond
ultrasonic beyond the audible range |
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XANTH-
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yellow
xanthemia presence of yellow coloring matter in the blood |