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Med Term for KCTCS CLA 131 online

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Ante-   Before  
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Pre-   Before  
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Epi-   Above, upon  
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Hypo-   Under, beneath, deficiency  
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Hyper-   Above, excessive  
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Sub-   Under  
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Inter-   Between  
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Anti-   Against  
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Intra-   Within  
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Peri-   Around  
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Supra-   Above  
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De-   Away from  
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Dextro-   Right, correct  
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Sinistro-   Left  
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Bi-   Double, both  
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Gemin-   Twin  
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Tri-   Three  
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Quadri-   Four  
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Pan-   All  
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Syn/Sym-   Together  
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Nocti/Nyct-   Night  
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Post-   After  
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Brachy-   Short  
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Auto-   Self  
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Cryo-   Cold  
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Dura/Scirrh/Scler-   Hard  
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Gyno/Gyneco-   Female  
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Homeo-   Unchanged  
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Neo-   New  
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Ortho-   Straight  
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Steno-   Narrow, constricted  
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-algia/dynia   Pain  
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-esthesia   Sensation  
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-iasis   Condition  
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-itis   Inflammation  
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-ectasis   Dilation, expansion  
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-oma   Tumor  
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-malacia   Softness  
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-ptosis   Prolapse, downward displacement  
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-rrhea   Discharge, flowing  
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-cele   Hernia, swelling  
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-emesis   Vomiting  
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-emia   Blood  
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-gen/genesis   Forming, producing, origin  
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-phasia   Speech  
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-philia   Attraction to  
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-phobia   Fear of  
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-plasia   Formation, growth  
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-plegia   Paralysis, stroke  
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-poiesis   Formation, production  
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-rrhage/rrhagia   Bursting forth  
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-rrhexis   Rupture  
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-stasis   Static, stoppage  
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-stenosis   Narrowing, stricture  
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-toxic   Toxic  
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-trophy   Development, nourishment  
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-lith   Stone, calculus  
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-megaly   Enlargement  
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-meter   Measurement  
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-osis   Abnormal condition  
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-pathy   Disease  
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-penia   Decrease, deficiency  
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-phagia   Eating, swallowing  
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-centesis   Surgical puncture  
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-plasty   Surgical repair  
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-scope/scopy   Look, observe  
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-ostomy   Surgical creation of an opening  
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-otomy   Incision  
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-opexy   Surgica fixation  
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-lysis   Separation, destruction  
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-tripsy   Crushing  
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-graph   Instrument of recording  
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-graphy   Process of recording  
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-gram   A record/writing  
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-ician   Use to form nouns referring to a person associated with an area  
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-ology   The study of an area  
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-ologist   Specialist in an area  
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-oid   Like, resembling  
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Cervix   Neck (7 cervical vertebrae)  
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Thorax   Chest (12 thoracic vertebrae)  
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Lumbar   Abdominal segment (lumbar region, 5 lumbar vertebrae)  
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Sacrum   Triangular bone inserted into wedge between hip bones (5 sacral vertebrae are fused to 1 bone)  
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Coccyx   Tailbone, attached to sacrum (4 coccygeal vertebrae fused to 1 bone)  
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Superior   Above, directed upward  
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Inferior   Below, directed downward  
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Anterior/Ventral   Front surface  
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Postarior/Dorsal   Back surface  
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Dextral   Right  
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Sinister   Left  
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Lateral   Pertaining to the side  
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Medial   Pertaining to the middle  
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Peripheral   Pertaining to circumference  
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Distal   Away from center of a structure  
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Proximal   Point nearest the center  
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Coronal/Frontal   a. front side- anterior or ventral aspect b. back side- posterior or dorsal aspect  
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Transverse/Horizontal   a. upper portion- superior aspect b. lower portion- inferior aspect  
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Sagittal   a. sagittal plane- unequal left and right sides b. midsagittal plane- right and left halves  
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