Med Term- Ch. 3 Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| a- | absence of, without |
| ab- | away from |
| bi- | two |
| endo- | within |
| hyper- | excessive, above, high |
| hypo- | below, low, deficient |
| con- | with, together, or jointly |
| intra- | within |
| post- | to follow after |
| pre- | to come before |
| sub- | under, beneath, below |
| anti- | against |
| contra- | counter or against |
| meta- | after or change |
| ven/o | vein |
| tens/o | pressure |
| ambi- | both |
| bifocal | pertaining to two focal points |
| bicuspid | having two points |
| bipara | a women who has given birth for a second time |
| di- | double |
| diplegia | paralysis of double (2) limbs |
| dipl- | double |
| diplopia | a person with the condition perceives a single object as two images |
| -opia | condition of vision |
| hemi- | half |
| hemiplegia | paralysis of half of the body, on one side of the body |
| mono- | one |
| monoplegia | paralysis of one limb or muscle/muscle group |
| multi- | many, more than once, or numerous |
| multipara | a women has given birth multiple times, or more than once |
| nulli- | never |
| nulligravida | never having been pregnant or no pregnancies |
| pan- | all |
| poly- | excessive, over, or many |
| polyphagia | excessive eating |
| primi- | first |
| quadri- | four |
| semi- | half or partial |
| tri- | three |
| uni- | one |
| ad- | toward |
| adduction | toward the midline of the body |
| ana- | up, toward |
| tom | to cut |
| -y | process of |
| anatomy | the process of cutting up |
| ante- | to come before, |
| prenatal & antenatal | before birth |
| dia- | through |
| dialysis | to loosen through |
| -lysis | to loosen or dissolve |
| dis- | apart or away |
| ec- & ecto- | outside or out |
| ectopic pregnancy | a fertilized egg implants somewhere outside the uterus |
| epi- & ep- | upon, over; above, or on top |
| eso- | inward |
| -tropia | condition of turning |
| ex- & exo- | outside or away from |
| infer- | below |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| para- | alongside or abnormal |
| peri- | around |
| partum | birth |
| postpartum | to follow after birth |
| super- & supra- | above |
| sym- & syn- | together or joined |
| an- | without or absence of |
| Brady- | slow |
| kinesi/o | motion |
| circum- | around |
| dys- | bad, abnormal, painful, or difficult |
| eu- | normal or good |
| pnea | breath |
| heter- & hetero- | different |
| macro- | large |
| cyt/o | cell |
| mal- | bad |
| mega- & megalo- | large or great |
| micro- | small |
| neo- | new |
| nat/o | birth |
| pseudo- | false |
| tacky- | fast, rapid |
| trans- | through, across, or beyond |
| ultra- | beyond normal |
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