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HCA 2024
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03/11/2024
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anti
 Definition
against
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auto
 Definition
self
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dys
 Definition
difficult, abnormal
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endo
 Definition
inner, inside
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epi
 Definition
over, on, upon
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hyper
 Definition
excessive, high
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hypo
 Definition
decreased, less than normal
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inter
 Definition
between
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macro
 Definition
large
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micro
 Definition
small
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mono
 Definition
one, single
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peri
 Definition
around
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poly
 Definition
many
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post
 Definition
after, behind
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pre
 Definition
before, in front of
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sub
 Definition
under, beneath
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trans
 Definition
across, over
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uni
 Definition
one
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anter/o
 Definition
front
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carcin/o
 Definition
cancer
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cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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col/o
 Definition
colon
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derm/o
 Definition
skin
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dermat/o
 Definition
skin
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gastr/o
 Definition
stomache
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glyc/o
 Definition
sugar
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hemat/o
 Definition
blood
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intestin/o
 Definition
intestine
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later/o
 Definition
side
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medi/o
 Definition
middle
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my/o
 Definition
muscle
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nephr/o
 Definition
kidney
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path/o
 Definition
disease
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ur/o
 Definition
urine
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vascul/o
 Definition
vessels (blood)
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itis
 Definition
inflammation
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algia
 Definition
pain
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al
 Definition
pertaining to
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asis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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ectomy
 Definition
excision, removal of
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emia
 Definition
blood condition
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ia
 Definition
condition
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ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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ism
 Definition
condition
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itis
 Definition
inflammation
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logy
 Definition
study of
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oma
 Definition
tumour
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osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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penia
 Definition
lack, deficiency
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rrhea
 Definition
profuse flow, discharge
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sis
 Definition
condition of
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tension
 Definition
pressure
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tomy
 Definition
incision, cutting into
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uria
 Definition
condition of urine
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Anterior (ventral)
 Definition
located at or toward the front of the body or body part
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Posterior (dorsal)
 Definition
the back surface of the body; often used to indicate the position of one structure to another
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proximal
 Definition
nearest to the trunk of the body or the point of origin
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distal
 Definition
the part farthest from the centre or from the point of attachment....the foot is distal to the knee
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medial
 Definition
the closest to the midline of the body
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lateral
 Definition
the farthest away from the midline of the body
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ac
 Definition
before meals
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