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Question | Answer |
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ADENO- | GLANDS |
ANA- | TAKE APART |
ARTHRO- | JOINTS |
BRADY- | SLOWLY |
CARCINO- | CANCER |
CARDIO- | HEART |
CEPHALO- | HEAD |
CEREBRO- | FRONTAL LOBE OF YOUR BRAIN |
CONTRA- | OPPOSITE |
CYSTO- | URINARY BLADDER |
DERMO- | SKIN |
DYS- | BAD OR ABNORMAL |
ENDO- | WITHIN |
ENTERO- | THINGS IN THE INTESTINES |
ERYTHRO- | BLOOD CELLS |
EX- | TO TAKE SOMETHING OUT, OR AWAY FROM |
GASTRO- | STOMACH |
GYNECO- | FEMALE PARTS |
HEMATO- | BLOOD |
HEMI- | HALF |
HEPATO- | LIVER |
HYPER- | WORKING TOO MUCH, EXCESSIVE |
HYPO- | TOO LITTLE, UNDER OR DEFICIENT |
INTER- | BETWEEN |
INTRA- | TO PLACE SOMETHING INTO OR WITHIN |
LARYNGO- | LARYNX IS LOCATED IN THE THROAT |
LEUKO- | WHITE |
MACRO- | LARGE |
NEPHRO- | KIDNEYS |
ONCO- | TUMOR |
OPHTHALMO- | EYES |
OSTEO- | BONE |
PAN- | ALL |
PEDO- | CHILDREN |
PER- | AN INSTRUMENT IS GOING TO GO THROUGH SOMETHING |
PERI- | TO SURROUND SOMETHING |
POST- | AFTER SOMETHING |
PRE- | BEFORE |
PSEUDO- | IT IS LIKE SOMETHING BUT IT IS FALSE |
PSYCHO- | TO DO WITH THE MIND |
RENO- (RENAL) | KIDNEY |
RETRO- | LOCATED BEHIND SOMETHING |
RHINO- | NOSE |
SUB- | UNDER |
SUPRA- | LOCATED ABOVE |
TACHY- | TO BE FAST |
TRANS- | ACROSS |
ULTRA- | BEYOND |
UNI- | ONE |
URO- | URINARY TRACT |