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med term ch.3A
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pre | before |
| peri | around |
| post | after |
| nat | birth |
| perinatal | pertaining to (the period) around birth |
| endo | in, within |
| intra | in, within |
| endocrine | secrete within |
| intramuscular | pertaining to within the muscle |
| epi | above, upon |
| epidermis | upon the skin |
| hypo | under, deficient |
| hypodermic | pertaining to under the skin |
| 90 degree | intramuscular (muscle layer) |
| 45 degree | subcutaneous (fatty layer) |
| 5-15 degree | intradermal (dermal layer) |
| infra | under, below |
| infracostal | below the ribs |
| sub | under, below |
| subcutaneous | pertaining to under the skin |
| inter | between |
| intercostal | between the ribs |
| retro | backward, behind |
| retroversion | turning backward |
| bi | two |
| bilatteral | pertaining to two sides |
| diple | double |
| diplo | double |
| diplopia | double vision |
| diplo bacteria | bacteria linked together in pairs |
| hemi | one half |
| hemiplegia | paralysis in one half |
| hyper | excessive, beyond |
| hypercalcemia | excessive calcium in the bones |
| macro | large |
| macrocyte | large cell |
| micro | small |
| microscope | instrument for seeing very small things |
| mono | one |
| uni | one |
| monotherapy | one treatment |
| uninuclear | pertaining to one nucleus |
| multi | many, much |
| poly | many, much |
| multigravida | woman who has been pregnant more than once |
| polyphobia | fear of many things |
| quadri | four |
| quadriplegia | paralysis of four |
| tri | three |
| triceps | three heads |
| al | pertaining to |
| prenatal | before birth |
| postnatal | after birth |
| crine | secrete |
| muscul | muscle |
| ar | pertaining to |
| derm | skin |
| is | noun ending |
| ic | pertaining to |
| cost | ribs |
| cutane | skin |
| ous | pertaining to |
| version | turning |
| later | side |
| opia | vision |
| bacteri | bacteria |
| plegia | paralysis |
| calc | calcium |
| emia | blood condition |
| cyte | cell |
| scope | instrument for examining |
| therapy | treatment |
| nucle | nucleus |
| gravida | pregnant woman |
| phobia | fear |
| ceps | head |