Chabner, Language of Medicine 8th Edition, Ch 4 Prefixes
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| intracostal | pertaining to - between the ribs (-al = pertaining to, intra- = between, cost/o = ribs)
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| contralateral | pertaining to the opposite side (-al = pertaining to)
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| exophthalamos | protrusion of an eyeball
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| syndactyly | a congenital anomaly (congenital = present at birth)
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| parasitism is an example of ... ? | symbiosis
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| symptoms precede an illness (like a fever, or rash) | prodrome
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| before meals | ante cibum
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| antibodies | protein substances made by leukocytes (anti- = against)
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| symphysis | bones grow together, as in the pelvis
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| ultrasonography | sound waves and echoes are used to create an image
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| metamorphosis | change in shape or form
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| hypertrophy | increase in cell size, increased development (-trophy = development)
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| hyperglycemia | excessive sugar in the blood
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| retroperitoneal | behind the abdomen (retro- = back, behind) (peri = around, surrounding)
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| streptococci is an example of an ...? | antigen
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| return of disease symptoms | relapse
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| dia- | complete, through (as in Diagnosis)
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| abductor muscle | Ab ("b" faces away) carries a limb AWAY from the body
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| adductor muscle | Ad ("d" faces toward) pulls limb TOWARD the body.
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| dyspnea | difficult breathing (pnea = breathing, dys- = difficult)
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| Brady- | slow
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| Tachycardia | rapid heartbeat (cardia = heartbeat, tachy- = rapid or fast)
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| parathyroid glands | located on the dorsal side of an endocrine gland in the neck (the thyroid gland) para = near
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| Recombinant DNA | gene from one organism is inserted (recombined) into another organism
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| epithelium | Skin cells. Surface cells that line internal organs and found in the skin.
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| percutaneous | through the skin
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| anoxia | condition of no oxygen
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| antisepsis | against infection
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| congenital anomaly | irregularity present at birth (such as ... born with webbed toes)
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| antepartum | before birth
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| apnea | not breathing
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| contralateral | pertaining to opposite side
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| metamorphosis | condition of change of shape or form
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| malaise | vague feeling of bodily discomfort
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| pancytopenia | deficiency of ALL blood cells
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| metasasis | spread of a cancerous tumor to a secondary organ or tissue
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| exophthalmos | eyeballs that bulge outward
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| paralysis | loss of movement in muscles
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| prodrome | symptoms that appear before an illness (such as a rash or fever)
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| remission | symptoms lessen
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| relapse | disease or symptoms return
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| webbed fingers or toes | syndactyly
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| neoplasm | new growth (tumor)
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