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flash cards for medical terminology

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Para-   near, beside (sometimes abnormal)  
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Meso- Mid- Medio-   middle  
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Inter-   between  
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hypo- infra- sub-   beneath or below normal  
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en- end- endo-   inside  
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ecto- ex- exo- extra-   out, without, away from  
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dia-   through  
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peri-   around  
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ante- pre- pro-   before  
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super- ultra-   excessive  
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primi-   first  
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pan-   all  
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nulli-   none  
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multi- poly-   many  
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mon-uni-   one  
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hypo-   beneath or below normal  
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hyper-   excessive, more than normal  
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hemi- semi-   half or partly  
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diplo-   double  
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quad- quadri   four  
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tri-   three  
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bi- di-   two  
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RUQ   right upper quadrent  
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intra-   within  
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bid   twice a day  
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qod   four times a day  
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Hx   history  
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h   hour  
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A&O   alert and oriented  
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ROM   range of motion  
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po   orally  
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BP   blood pressure  
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WNL   with in normal limits  
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prn   as needed  
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CC   chief complaint  
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q   every  
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DOB   date of birth  
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tid   three times a day  
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Dx   diagnosis  
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EEG   eletronecephlogrem  
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LLQ   left lower quadrant  
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LUQ   left upper quadrant  
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RLQ   right lower quadrant  
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pro-   for  
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dys-   bad or difficult  
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eu-   normal or good  
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mal-   bad  
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tachy-   fast  
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brady-   slow  
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anti- contra-   against  
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micro-   small  
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macro- mega- megalo-   large or enlarged  
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in-   not or inside  
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a- an-   not or without, no  
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trans-   across  
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super- supra-   above, behind  
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post-   after, behind  
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antero   anterior (front)  
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postero   posterior (back)  
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ventro   ventral (belly)  
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dorso   dorsal (back)  
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medio   medial, median (middle)  
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latero   lateral (side)  
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supero   superior  
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infero   inferior  
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proximo   proximal  
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disto,tele   tail  
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cephalo   head  
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abdomino   abdomen  
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acro   extremities  
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cranio   cranium (skull)  
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dactylo   fingers or toes  
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encephalo   brain  
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hernio   hernia  
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omphalo, umbilico   umbilicus  
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pelvi   pelvis  
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soma,somato   body  
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spino   spine  
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thoraco   thorax  
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