Prefixes of Location & Medication Administration
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| administration | giving a treatment or medication
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| anorexia | lack of appetit or desire to eat
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| antagonistic | oppositional or blocking
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| antefebrile | before a fever
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| anteflexion | bending forward
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| antemortem | before death
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| antenatal | before birth (prenatal)
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| antepartum | before delivery (mother)
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| anteposition | in front of
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| antepyretic | before a fever
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| anteversion | turning toward
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| asymptomatic | without symptoms
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| bicellular | made of two cells
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| biceps | a two-bellied muscle (i.e., b. femoris, b. brachii)
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| bifocal | lens having two focus strengths
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| bifurcation | branch into two
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| binuclear | having two nuclei
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| bipolar | having two poles
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| bisexual | attracted to two sexes
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| bulimia | condition of purging after eating
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| cachexia | wasting away of the body
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| congenital | born with
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| consanguinity | with blood relationship
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| disassociate | to break apart
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| disinfect | to rid of infectious agents
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| dispense | to give out for use
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| dissect | to cut apart
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| excise | to take out
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| exhale | to breathe out
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| expiration | breathing out (noun)
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| genitals | reproductive system structures
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| hemianesthesia | anesthesia involving half the body
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| hemicardia | half a heart
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| hemigastrectomy | excision of half the stomach
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| hemiplegia | paralysis of one side of the body (right or left) (hemiparalysis)
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| incise | to cut into
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| incoherent | unable to be understood (speech)
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| incompatible | not compatible, does not associate well with
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| incompetency | not able to function properly
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| incontinence | inability to control urination or defecation
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| incubation | original growth of an organism
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| infested | organisms living within or on another organism
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| infiltration | penetration of a solution into tissues
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| inflamed | act of being red, swollen, painful adn warm (verb)
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| inflammation | condition with such symtoms as a red, swollen and warm ares (noun)
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| infusion | introducing a substance into a vein through a needle
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| inhale | to breathe in
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| injection | procedure of introducing a substance in to the body through a needle
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| insane | not sane
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| insemination | process of introducing semen into the uterus or tubes
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| insomnia | unable to fall asleep
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| inspiration | breathing in (noun)
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| instillation | applying drops
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| intercellular | between the cells
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| intra-abdominal | within the abdomen
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| intra-aortic | within the aorta
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| intra-arterial | within the artery
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| intracranial | within the cranium
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| intracystic | within the urinary bladder
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| intradermal | within the dermal layer
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| intraduodenal | within the duodenum
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| intrathoracic | within the thorax (thoracic cavity, chest)
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| intravenous | within the vein
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| malaise | generally poor feeling, not feeling well
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| malaria | infestation of malaria parasite Plasmodium
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| malformation | poor formation
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| malnutrition | poor nutrition, missing essential nutrients
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| malodorous | smelling bad
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| mononuclear | having one nucleus
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| morbidity | related to illness
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| mortality | related to death
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| postcibal | after meals
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| postcoital | after intercourse
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| postesophageal | in back of the esophagus
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| postfebrile | after a fever
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| postglucose | after glucose is administered
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| postmastectomy | after mastectomy surgery
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| postmenopausal | after menopause is complete
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| postmortem | after death
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| postnatal | after birth (baby)
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| postoperative | after surgery
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| postpartum | after delivery (mother)
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| postprandial | after meals
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| preanesthetic | before anesthesia
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| precancerous | condition that may lead to cancer
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| prefrontal | in front of the frontal bone
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| preoperative | before surgery
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| prescribe | write an order for before it can be done
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| sanguineous | bloody
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| semicircle | half of a circle
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| semicomatose | partially in a coma
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| semiconscious | partially conscious (half)
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| semiprivate | situation in which a room is shared (patient gets half of the room)
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| subcutaneous | the layer below the dermis of the skin
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| triceps | a three-headed muscle (i.e., t. fermoris, t. brachii)
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| trifurcation | branch into three
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| unicellular | of one cell (also, monocellular)
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| unilateral | one sided
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| uninuclear(mononuclear) | having one nucleus
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| trigeminal nerve | three-branched cranial nerve
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