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Medical Terminology Ch. 3
Medical Terminology Systems Ch. 3 (Gysys & Wedding)
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Undergraduate 1
09/12/2009
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pre-
 Definition
before (prenatal)
Term
peri-
 Definition
around (perinatal)
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post-
 Definition
after (postnatal)
Term
epi-
 Definition
above, upon (epidermis)
Term
hypo-
 Definition
under, below, deficient (hypodermic)
Term
infra-
 Definition
under, below (infracostal)
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sub-
 Definition
under, below (subnasal)
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inter-
 Definition
between (intercostal)
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post-
 Definition
after, behind (postnatal)
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pro-
 Definition
before, in front of (prognosis)
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retro-
 Definition
backward, behind (retroversion)
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bi-
 Definition
two (bilateral)
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dipl-
 Definition
double (diplopia)
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diplo-
 Definition
double (diplobacterial)
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hemi-
 Definition
one half (hemiplegia)
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above normal (hypercalcemia)
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macro-
 Definition
large (macrocyte)
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micro-
 Definition
small (microscope)
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mono-
 Definition
one (monochromatism)
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uni-
 Definition
one (uninuclear)
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multi-
 Definition
many, much (multigravida)
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poly-
 Definition
many (polyphobia)
Term
primi-
 Definition
first (primigravida)
Term
quadri-
 Definition
four (quadriplegia)
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tri-
 Definition
three (triplegia)
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ab-
 Definition
from, away from (abduction)
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ad-
 Definition
toward (adduction)
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circum-
 Definition
around (circumduction)
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peri-
 Definition
around (periodontal)
Term
dia-
 Definition
through, across (diarhea)
Term
trans-
 Definition
through, across (transvaginal)
Term
ecto-
 Definition
outside, outward (ectogenous)
Term
exo-
 Definition
outside, outward (exotropia)
Term
extra-
 Definition
outside, outward (extracranial)
Term
endo-
 Definition
in, within (endocrine)
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intra-
 Definition
in, within (intramuscular)
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para-
 Definition
near, beside, beyond (paranasal)
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super-
 Definition
upper, above (superior)
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supra-
 Definition
above, excessive (suprapelvic)
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ultra-
 Definition
excess, beyond (ultrasonic)
Term
a-
 Definition
without, not (amastia) [w/consonant]
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an-
 Definition
without, not (anestesia) [w/vowel]
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anti-
 Definition
against (antibacterial)
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contra-
 Definition
against (contraception)
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow (bradycardia)
Term
dys-
 Definition
bad, painful, difficult (dystocia)
Term
eu-
 Definition
good, normal (eupnea)
Term
hetero-
 Definition
different (hetrograft)
Term
homo-
 Definition
same (homograft)
Term
homeo-
 Definition
same (homeoplasia)
Term
mal-
 Definition
bad (malnutrition)
Term
pan-
 Definition
all (panarthritis)
Term
pseudo-
 Definition
false (pseudocyesis)
Term
syn-
 Definition
union, together, joined (syndactylism)
Term
tachy-
 Definition
rapid (tachypnea)
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