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61 Cards in this Set
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Combining form:
a- Meaning/Definition? |
without, away from
aphasia (without speech) |
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Combining form:
ab- Meaning/Definition? |
away from
abduction (away from the midline) |
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Combining form:
ad- Meaning/Definition? |
toward
adduction (toward the midline) |
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Combining form:
ambi- Meaning/Definition? |
both, both sides
ambidextrous (able to use both hands well) |
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Combining form:
an- Meaning/Definition? |
without
anoxia (without oxygen) |
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Combining form:
ante- Meaning/Definition? |
before, in front of
antepartum (before birth) |
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Combining form:
antero- Meaning/Definition? |
before, in front of
anterior (the front side) |
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Combining form:
anti- Meaning/Definition? |
against
antibiotic (against life) |
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Combining form:
auto- Meaning/Definition? |
self
autograft (a graft from one's own body) |
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Combining form:
brady- Meaning/Definition? |
slow
bradycardia (slow heart beat) |
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Combining form:
circum- Meaning/Definition? |
around
circumoral (around the mouth) |
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Combining form:
con- Meaning/Definition? |
with, together
congenital (born with) |
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Combining form:
contra- Meaning/Definition? |
against
contraindicated 9against what is indicated) |
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Combining form:
de- Meaning/Definition? |
down
descend (to come down) |
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Combining form:
dextro- Meaning/Definition? |
to the right of
dextrocardia (heart shifted in the chest to the right) |
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Combining form:
dia- Meaning/Definition? |
through, across
diagnosis (knowledge through testing) |
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Combining form:
dorso- Meaning/Definition? |
back
dorsal (the back side) |
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Combining form:
dys- Meaning/Definition? |
painful, difficult
dyspnea (painful breathing) |
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Combining form:
ec- Meaning/Definition? |
out, out from
ectopic (outside of its normal location) |
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Combining form:
endo- Meaning/Definition? |
within, inner
endoscope (instrument to view within) |
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Combining form:
epi- Meaning/Definition? |
upon, over
epigastric (upon or over the stomach) |
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Combining form:
eu- Meaning/Definition? |
normal, good
eupnea (normal breathing) |
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Combining form:
ex- Meaning/Definition? |
out from
exhale (exophthalmia (eyeballs bulge outward) |
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Combining form:
hetero- Meaning/Definition? |
different
heterograft (a graft from another person's body) |
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Combining form:
homo- Meaning/Definition? |
same
homozygous (having two identical genes) |
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Combining form:
hydro- Meaning/Definition? |
water
hydrotherapy (water therapy) |
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Combining form:
hyper- Meaning/Definition? |
over, above
hypertrophy (over development) |
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Combining form:
hypo- Meaning/Definition? |
under, below
hypoglossal (under the tongue) |
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Combining form:
im- Meaning/Definition? |
not
impotent (not able to achieve a penile erection) |
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Combining form:
in- Meaning/Definition? |
not, into
incompetent (not able) |
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Combining form:
infra- Meaning/Definition? |
under, beneath, below
infraorbital (below, under the eye socket) |
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inter- Meaning/Definition? |
among, between
intervertebral (between the vertebrae) |
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Combining form:
intra- Meaning/Definition? |
within, inside
intravenous (inside, within a vein) |
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Combining form:
latero- Meaning/Definition? |
side
lateral (to the side) |
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Combining form:
mal- Meaning/Definition? |
bad, ill
malignant (tendency to become worse) |
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Combining form:
medi- Meaning/Definition? |
middle
medial (towards the middle of a structure) |
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Combining form:
meso- Meaning/Definition? |
middle
mesoderm (the middle embryonic cell layer) |
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Combining form:
meta- Meaning/Definition? |
change, beyond
metamorphosis (change shape) |
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Combining form:
mid- Meaning/Definition? |
middle
midline (line dividing body into left and right halves) |
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Combining form:
neo- Meaning/Definition? |
new
neonate (newborn) |
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Combining form:
pachy- Meaning/Definition? |
thick
pachyderma (thick skin) |
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Combining form:
pan- Meaning/Definition? |
all
pancarditis (inflammation of the entire heart) |
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Combining form:
para- Meaning/Definition? |
beside, beyond, near
paranasal (near or alongside the nose) |
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per- Meaning/Definition? |
through
percutaneous (through the skin) |
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Combining form:
peri- Meaning/Definition? |
around
pericardial (around the heart) |
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Combining form:
post- Meaning/Definition? |
after
postpartum (after birth) |
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postero- Meaning/Definition? |
after, behind
posterior (the back side) |
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Combining form:
pre- Meaning/Definition? |
before, in front of
prefrontal (in front of the frontal bone) |
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pro- Meaning/Definition? |
before, in front of
prodrome (very earliest symptoms of a disease) |
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pseudo- Meaning/Definition? |
false
pseudocyesis (false pregnancy) |
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Combining form:
re- Meaning/Definition? |
again, back
recurrent (to occur again) |
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Combining form:
retro- Meaning/Definition? |
backward, behind
retrograde (movement in a backwards direction) |
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Combining form:
sinistro- Meaning/Definition? |
left
sinistrotorsion (twisted to the left) |
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Combining form:
sub- Meaning/Definition? |
below, under
subcutaneous (under, below the skin) |
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Combining form:
super- Meaning/Definition? |
above, excess
supernumerary (above the normal number) |
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Combining form:
supra- Meaning/Definition? |
above
suprapubic (above the pubic bone) |
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Combining form:
sym- Meaning/Definition? |
together
symphysis (to grow together) |
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Combining form:
syn- Meaning/Definition? |
together
syndactyly (born with fused fingers) |
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Combining form:
tachy- Meaning/Definition? |
rapid, fast
tachycardia (fast heart beat) |
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Combining form:
trans- Meaning/Definition? |
through, across
transurethral (across the urethra) |
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Combining form:
ultra- Meaning/Definition? |
beyond, excess
ultrasound (high frequency sound waves) |
