Medical Terminolgy - CH 1 Prefixes, Bases, and Terms

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contra-

opposite, against

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extra-

outside, behind

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infra-

below

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inter-

between, among

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intra-

within

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juxta-

by the side of, close to

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mal(e)-

badly, poorly

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ante-

before, in front of

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ben(e)-

well

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de-

down, away, off

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per-

through

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post-

after, behind

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pre-

before, in front of

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pro-

forward, in front of

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retro-

backward, behind

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se-

apart, aside, away

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super-

above

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ultra-

beyond

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articul-

joint

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bucc-

cheek, mouth

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caps-

box, container

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ced-, cess-, -cede

to go, to come

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celer-

quick

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cerebr-

brain

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cut-, cuss-

to shake, to strike

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ict-

stroke, blow

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ject-

to throw

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later-

side, flank

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matur-

ripe, fully grown

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ment-

mind

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mit(t)-, mi(s)-

to send

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par-, part-

to give birth to

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pariet-

wall

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pon-, posit, -pose

to put, to place

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salin-

salt

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uter-

womb

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vas-

vessel

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vert-, vers-

to turn

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Suprabuccal

Located or occurring above the cheek

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Dementia

A progressive debilitation of the cognitive functions

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Ultrasensitive

Overly responsive to stimuli

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Juxta-Articular

located or occurring next to a joint

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Extrauterine

located or occurring outside the uterus/womb

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Postoperative

occurring after a medical procedure

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Anteflexion

abnormal forward bending of the uterus

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Postuterine

referring to the region behind the uterus

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Decerebration

removal of the brain

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Infraversion

a downward turning (esp. of the eyes)

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Preictal

prior to a stroke or convulsion

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Ictus Solis

sunstroke

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Antecubital

in front of the elbow or at the bend of the elbow

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Anteversion

a tipping forward of an organ as a whole with no bending

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juxtaglomerular

near or next to a glomerulus

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Articulating

Moving or rotating like a joint

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Intrahepatic

within the liver

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Inframandibular

below the mandible

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progastrin

the inactive precursor of gastrin

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vasodilative

causing dilation of blood vessels

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Intraocular

within the eye

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Interocular

between the eyes

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Contralateral

relating to the opposite side of the body

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Contraindication

a symptom that argues against a certain type of treatment

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Intrapartum

occurring during birth

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Retroversion

a turning backwards (esp. the tilting of an organ)

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Process

prominent projection on a bone

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