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37 Cards in this Set
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uni- (mono)
Ex. unilateral |
one
affecting only one side |
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bi- (dipo-)
Ex. bilateral |
two (double) twice
having two sides pertaining to both sides |
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tri-
tricuspid |
three
having three points or cusps. Ex. bicuspid (mitral) valve; |
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quadri-
guadriplegic |
four
paralysis of all four limbs |
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guint-
quintipara |
five
a woman who has had five pregnancies which resulted in viable offspring (para V) |
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sexti-
sextuplet |
six
any one of six offspring produced at the same birth |
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septi-
septuplet |
seven
one of seven offspring produced at one birth |
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octa- (octo-)
octahedron |
eight
an eight sided solid figure |
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nona-
nonan |
nine
having symptoms that increase or reappear every 9th day |
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deca-
decagram |
ten
a weight of 10 grams |
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multi-
multicellular |
many (more than one)
composed of many cells |
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primi-
primigravida |
first
a woman pregnant for the first time |
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semi-
semicircular |
half also one-sided
shaped like a half circle |
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hemi-
hemianopsia |
half one sided
defective vision or blindness in half of the visual field |
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ambi-
ambidextrous |
both or both sides
able to use either hand with equal dexterity |
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ambi
ambivalence |
both
simultaneous existance of conflicting emotional attitudes |
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ab-
abduction |
away from
to draw away from the state of being abducted |
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ad-
adduction |
toward
to draw toward a center or median line |
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circum-
circumcision |
around
surgical removal of all or part of the foreskin |
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contra-
contradicated |
opposition against
any condition that renders a particular line of treatment improper, or undesirable |
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ecto- exo-
exogenous |
outside
originating outside or caused by factors outside the organism |
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ectopic
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located away from normal position; produced at an abnormal site or in a tissue where it is not normally found
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exocine
|
secreting externally via a duct
deonting such gland or its secretion |
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endo-
endocrine |
within
pertaining to internal secretions hormonal |
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epi-
epigastic |
upon over
the upper and middle region of the abdomen |
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extra-
extrauterine |
outside
situated or occuring outside the uterus |
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infra- (sub)
infrasternal |
below under
beneath the sternum |
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intra-
intracellular |
inside
inside a cell |
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ipsi- (iso)
ipsilateral |
same (equal)
situated on or affecting the same side |
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meso-
mesoderm |
middle pertaining to mesentery
the middle of the 3 primary germ layers of the embryo |
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meta- (supra)
metastasis |
after beyond over change or transformation following in a series
the transfer of disease from one organ to another not directly connected with it |
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para-
paramedical |
near beside
having some connection with or relation to the science or practice of medicine |
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peri-
pericardium |
around surrounding
pertaining to the fibrous sac enclosing the heart and the roots of the great vessels |
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retro-
retroperitoneal |
behind backward
behind the peritoneal |
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sub-
submerged |
under near
under the surface |
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trans-
transverse |
across through
postioned across |
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transviginal
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through the vagina
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