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Health Care
12th Grade
09/08/2008
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Term
ab
 Definition
away from (the center)
Term
a
 Definition
away from, negative
Term
ad
 Definition
close to (the center)
Term
ec, ecto
 Definition
outside, external
Term
endo
 Definition
within
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epi
 Definition
upon/above, over
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ex (exo)
 Definition
out, away from
Term
extra
 Definition
outside, beyond, in addition to
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inter
 Definition
among, between
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intra
 Definition
withen, inside
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meso
 Definition
middle, medium
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para
 Definition
near, beyond, beside
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peri
 Definition
around
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retro
 Definition
backward, behind
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sub
 Definition
under, beneath, below
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super
 Definition
above, beyond, excessive
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supra
 Definition
above, over
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ambi
 Definition
both
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antero
 Definition
in front of
Term
dextro
 Definition
to the right
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di
 Definition
double, twice
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latero
 Definition
to the side
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levo
 Definition
to the left
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medio
 Definition
toward the middle
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opistho
 Definition
behind, backward
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postero
 Definition
toward the back
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trans
 Definition
across, over, beyond
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macro
 Definition
larger than normal
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lepto
 Definition
small, narrow, thin
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mega
 Definition
great, large, much
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micro
 Definition
small
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acro
 Definition
extremities
Term
aero
 Definition
air or gas
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andro
 Definition
man, male, masculine
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bio
 Definition
life
Term
hemi
 Definition
half
Term
hyper
 Definition
excessive
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hypo
 Definition
under, below norm
Term
multi
 Definition
many
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poly
 Definition
much, many
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semi
 Definition
half
Term
tachy
 Definition
quick, rapid, faster than norm
Term
alba
 Definition
white
Term
chloro
 Definition
green
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chro
 Definition
some type of color
Term
cyano
 Definition
blue
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erythro
 Definition
red
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leuco
 Definition
white
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leuko
 Definition
white
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lute
 Definition
yellow
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melan
 Definition
black
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ante
 Definition
before
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neo
 Definition
new
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post
 Definition
after, behind
Term
pre
 Definition
before, in front of
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pro
 Definition
in front of, against
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a, an
 Definition
without
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anti
 Definition
against
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de
 Definition
down, from
Term
mono
 Definition
one, single
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uni
 Definition
one, single
Term
bi, di
 Definition
two, both, twice
Term
duo
 Definition
two
Term
tri
 Definition
three
Term
tetra
 Definition
four
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quadr
 Definition
four, 1/4th of
Term
brady
 Definition
slow, slower than norm
Term
crypt
 Definition
behind, hidden
Term
dys
 Definition
painful/difficult
Term
etio
 Definition
the cause
Term
febr
 Definition
fever
Term
gluc, gluco
 Definition
sweet, sugar
Term
glyc, glyco
 Definition
sweet, sugar
Term
gyne
 Definition
woman
Term
hetero
 Definition
different, other
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hydro
 Definition
water
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lipo
 Definition
fat
Term
mal
 Definition
bad
Term
narc
 Definition
to sleep
Term
necro
 Definition
dead
Term
noct
 Definition
night
Term
pan
 Definition
all
Term
path
 Definition
disease
Term
pyo
 Definition
pus
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pyro
 Definition
fever, heat, fire
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tele
 Definition
far away
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ortho
 Definition
straight
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