Chapter 8 Root words and prefixes
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| Cyst | Bladder
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| Benign | Non life-threatening condition; does not spread
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| Distal | Location farther from the center of the body (hands, feet)
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| Dorsal | Located near, on, or toward the back of the body
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| Infiltration | Slipping into/between normal cells of the body
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| Lateral | Pertaining to the side
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| Lesion | Area of unhealthy tissue
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| Malignant | Abnormal growth that threatens death
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| Medial | Pertaining to the middle, or near the middle, of the body
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| Metastasis | Spread of a disease from its primary site in the body to another location in the body
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| Neoplasm | New, uncontrolled growth of abnormal tissue; a tumor
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| Papilla | Small nipple-shaped projection
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| Papilloma | Benign tumor of skin or mucous membranes. Warts
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| Papule | Small, solid inflammatory elevation of the skin. Does not contain pus
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| Polyp | Growth extending outwards from a mucous membrane. Commonly found in mucous membranes such as the nose.
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| Proximal | Located closer to the point of the attachment to the body (trunk)
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| Ventral | On, or near the belly or side of the body where belly is located
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| Prefix Ecto-, exo- | Outer side
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| Prefix End-, endo- | Inner, within
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| Prefix Meso- | Middle
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| Prefix Circum- | Around
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| Prefix Peri- | Surrounding or around
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| Prefix Epi- | Over, surrounding
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| Prefix Sub-, Hypo- | Below, under
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| Prefix Supra-, Super- | Above, over
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| Prefix Infra- | Below, beneath
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