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60 Cards in this Set
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ante-
ante/cubit/al ? /elbow / pertaining to |
before, infront
_____/cubit/al pertaining to before or infront of the elbow. |
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pre-
pre/operative ? /operation |
before, in front
____/operative before an operation |
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pro-
pro/ot/ic ? /ear/pertaining to |
before, infront
____/ot/ic pertaining to infront of the ear |
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epi-
epi/derm/is ? /skin/noun ending |
above, upon
above or upon the skin ___/derm/is |
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hypo-
hypo/derm/ic ? /skin/relating to |
under, below
relating to under or below the skin ____/derm/ic |
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infra-
infra/pub/ic ? / pubis/ relating to |
under, below
relating to under or below the pubis _____/pub/ic |
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sub-
sub/nas/al ? / nose/ pertaining to |
under, below
pertaining to under or below the nose ____/nas/al |
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inter-
inter/cost/al ? / ribs/ pertaining to |
between
pertaining to between the ribs _____/ cost/al |
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medi-
medi/al ? / pertaining to |
middle
pertaining to the middle ___/al |
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meso-
meso/derm ? / skin |
middle
middle skin ____/derm a primary germ layer between ectoderm and endoderm. |
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post-
post/nat/al ?/ birth/ pertaining to |
after, behind
pertaining to after the birth ____ /nat/al |
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retro-
retro/peritone/al ? / peritoneum/ pertaining to |
backward, behind
___/peritone/al pertaining to behind the peritoneum |
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bi-
bi/later/al ? / side/ relating to |
two
___/later/al relating to two sides |
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dipl-
dipl/opia ? / vision |
double, two fold
_____/opia double vision |
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diplo-
diplo/cocci ? / spherical bacteria |
double, twofold
____/cocci spherical bacteria that appears in double or in pairs |
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hemi-
hemi/plegia ? / paralysis |
half
___/plegia half paralised |
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semi-
semi/circul/ar ? / circle/ pertaining to |
half
___/circul/ar pertaining to a half circle |
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hyper-
hyper/glyc/emia ? / glucose, sugar / blood |
excessive, above normal
_____/ glyc/emia above normal blood sugar |
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macro-
macro/cephal/y ? / head/ noun ending |
large
_____/cephal/y large head |
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micro-
micro/scope ? / instrument to view |
small
_____/scope instrument to view small things |
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mono-
mono/nucle/ar ? / nucleus / pertaining to |
one
_____/nucle/ar pertaining to one nucleus |
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uni-
uni/para ? / to bear (offspring) |
one
___/para to bear one offspring |
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multi-
multi/para ? / to bear (offspring) |
many much
______/para to bear many offspring |
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poly-
poly/phobia ? / fear |
many, much
____/phobia many fears |
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primi-
primi/gravida ? / pregnancy |
first
____/gravida first pregnancy |
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quadri-
quadri/plegia ? / paralysis |
four
_____/plegia paralysis of all four limbs or extremities |
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tri-
tri/ceps ? / heads |
three
___/ceps heads of three pertains to muscle heads or attachments |
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a-
a/mast/ia ? / breast / condition |
without, not
____/mast/ia a condition of being without a breast |
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an-
an/esthes/ia ? / sensation /condition |
without, not
____/esthesia a condition of being without sensation |
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im-
im/potency ? / potent |
in, not
___/potency not potent |
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in-
in/sane ? / sound |
in, not
____/sane not sound |
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ab-
ab/norm/al ? NOT/ regular, uaual / pertaining to |
from, away from
_____AWAY _/norm/al pertaining to being away from the usual or normal |
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ad-
ad/stern/al ? / sternum, breastbone / relating to |
toward
____/stern/al relating to being towrd the sternum or breastbone |
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circum-
circum/or/al ? / mouth / pertaining to |
around
______/or/al pertaining to around the mouth |
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peri-
peri/oste/itis ? / bone / inflamation |
around
____/oste/itis inflamation around a bone |
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ec-
ec/top/ia ? / place / condition |
out, out from
_____/top/ia condition of being out of place **malposition of an organ |
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ex-
ex/cise ? / to cut |
out, out from
___/cise to cut out |
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dia-
dia/rrhea ? / flow |
through, across
____/rrhea flow through or across |
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trans-
trans/fusion ? / a pouring |
through, across
____/fusion a pouring across |
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ecto-
ecto/derm ? / skin |
outside, outward
______/derm outside skin |
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exo-
exo/trop/ia ? / turning / a condition |
outside, outward
_____/trop/ia a condition of outward turning ** abnormal turning outward of one or both eyes.*** |
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extra-
extra/ocul/ar ? / eye / pertaining to |
outside, outward
____/ocul/ar pertaining to the outside of the eye |
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endo-
endo/cardi/um ? / heart/ noun ending |
in, within
_____/cardi/um within the heart |
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intra-
intra/muscul/ar ? / muscle / relating to |
in, within
____/muscul/ar relating to within the muscle |
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para-
para/nas/al ? / nose / pertaining to |
near, beside, beyond
_____/nas/al pertaining to beside the nose |
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super-
super/sensitive ? / sensation |
above, excessive
____/sensitive excessive sensation |
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supra-
supra/ren/al ? / kidney / pertaining to |
above, excessive
_____/ren/al pertaining to above the kidney **adrenal glands** |
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anti-
anti/bacteria/al ? / bacteria / pertaining to |
against
____/bacteria/al pertaining to against bacteria |
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contra-
contra/ception ? / conceiving |
against
____/ception against conceiving |
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brady-
brady/card/ia ? / heart / noun ending, condition |
slow
___/card/ia condition of a slow heart |
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dys-
dys/pep/sia ? / digestion |
bad, painful, difficult
____/pep/sia painful or difficult digestion |
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eu-
eu/pnea ? / breathing |
good, normal
__/pnea good, normal breathing |
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hetero-
hetero/sex/ual ? / sex / pertaining to |
different
_____/sex/ual pertaining to different sexes |
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homo-
homo/sex/ual ? / sex / pertaining to |
same
____/sex/ual pertaining to same sex |
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mal-
mal/nutrition ? / food substance |
bad
____/nutrition food substance that is bad |
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pan-
pan/hyster/ectomy ? / uterus / excision |
all
___/hyster/ectomy excision of all of the uterus |
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pseudo-
pseudo/plegia ? / paralysis |
false
____/plegia false paralysis |
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syn-
syn/arthr/osis ? / joint / abnormal condition |
union, together, joined
____/arthr/osis abnormal condition of a joined joint |
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tachy-
tachy/pnea ? / breathing |
rapid
____/pnea rapid breathing |
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fossa
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depression, a depressed area
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