Ch. 2
Terms
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de-
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from, down, or not
decapitate
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ad-
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to, toward, or near
adhesion
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para-
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alongside of or abnormal
paramedic
paranoia
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ab-
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away from
abnormal
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bi-
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two (2) or both
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brady-
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slow
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hypo-
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below or deficient
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inter-
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between
intercostal
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macro-
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large or long
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meso-
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middle
mesomorphic
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meta-
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beyond, after, or change
metastasis
metamorphosis
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micro-
- small
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oligo-
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few or deficient
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pan-
- all
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post-
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after or behind
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re-
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again or back
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retro-
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backward or behind
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tachy-
- fast
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tri-
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three (3)
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ultra-
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beyond or excessive
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circum-
peri-
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around
circumvascular
periosteum
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dia-
trans-
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across or through
dialysis
transmission
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hemi-
semi-
- half
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a-
an-
-
without
aphonia
anaerobic
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anti-
contra-
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against or opposed to
anticoagulant
contraception
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con-
syn-
sym-
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together or with
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e-
ec-
ex-
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out or away
edentia
eccentric
excise
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ecto-
exo-
extra-
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outside
ectopic
exocrine
extravascular
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en-
endo-
intra-
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within
encapsulate
endoscope
intradermal
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mono-
uni-
- one
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poly-
multi-
- many
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sub-
infra-
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below or under
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super-
supra-
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above or excessive
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abdomin/o
lapar/o
- abdomen
-
angi/o
vas/o
vascul/o
- vessel
-
ante-
pre-
pro-
- before
-
derm/o
dermat/o
cutane/o
- skin
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hem/o
hemat/o
- blood
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nas/o
rhin/o
- nose
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ren/o
nephr/o
- kidney
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tox/o
toxic/o
- poison
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ur/o
urin/o
- urine
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acr/o
-
extremity or topmost
- aden/o
- gland
- aer/o
-
air or glass
- carcin/o
- cancer
- cardi/o
- heart
- cephal/o
- head
- cyan/o
- blue
- cyt/o
- cell
- dextr/o
-
right or on the right side
- erythr/o
- red
- fibr/o
- fiber
- gastr/o
- stomach
- gen/o
-
origin or production
- hepat/o
- liver
- hydr/o
- water
- leuk/o
- white
- lip/o
- fat
- lith/o
- stone
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melan/o
- black
- morph/o
- form
- necr/o
- death
- or/o
- mouth
- oste/o
- bone
- ped/o
-
child or foot
- phob/o
-
exaggerated fear or sensitivity
- phon/o
-
voice or sound
- plas/o
- formation