chapter 3 study guide – Flashcards
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Which medical word meens double vision?
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- Diplopia
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What does adsternal meen?
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near or upon the sternum
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) What does antibacterial meen? -
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any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
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Which prefix meens around?
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circum
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What does the prefix dia- meen?
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through, across
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What does the prefix para- meen?
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near , beside, beyond
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What does the medical term peritonseal mean?
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...
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In the term "epidermis," what does epi- meen?
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above or upon
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Which prefix has the same meaning as uni-?
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Mono
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What does the prefix pan- meen?
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All
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Which medical word meens fear of many things?
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polyphobia
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Which medical word meens rapid speech?
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Tachyphasia
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The suffix cephali- refers to the head. Which medical word meens small head?
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Microcephaly
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bradycardia meens?
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- a slow heartbeat
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Which is the term that meens without a breast?
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amastia
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Which prefix meens against
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anti
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If the kidneys are retroperitoneal, what does this meen where are they located?
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peritoneum-it is located in the membranous lining of the body cavity especially the abdominal cavity-
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Which prefix meens false?
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- Pseudo
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Which prefix means rapid?
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tachy
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Which medical term means first pregnancy?
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primiverdi
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Which prefix meens good or normal?
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eu-
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What does the prefix hypo- mean? -
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under, below , deficient
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What does the medical term extracranial meen?
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outside the skull
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Which prefix means many or much?
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muiti
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What does the prefix infra- meen?
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below
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What does the prefix homo- meen?
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same
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Which medical word meens different from the normal shape?
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heteromorphous
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what does the word intra- meen?
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within
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What does quadriplegia refer to or meen?
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paralysis of both arms and both legs
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Which prefix meens in or within?
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intra
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Which of the following terms does not contain a prefix? - tachypnea?? - transfusion? - contraception? - dyspepsia?
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contraception
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Which medical term meens before birth?
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- Prenatal
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Which medical term meens pertaining to above the kidney?
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- Suprarenal
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What does postmortem meen
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- After death
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Which medical term meens pertaining to under the skin?
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hypodermic
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What does epigastric meen?
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Above the stomach
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What does pseudocyesis meen
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- False pregnancy
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What is a medical word that meens outside the eyes?
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extrocular & periobital
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Is there a prefix in mononuclear?
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yes mono
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What does the term circumoral meen?
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- (Pertaining to) around the mouth
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What does the term abduction meen
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Take away from the midline
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Do all medical words contain prefixes?
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no
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What is an ectopic pregnancy?
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- occurs in Fallopian tubes
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What does infrapubic meen?
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Below the penis
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What are prefixes?
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denote positions,number and measurement,and directions
