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... PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES USED IN MEDICAL TERMS . I. PREFIXES . A- , an- , called alpha privative ( Gr . a , av , or au ) . The equivalent of our prefix , un- , or in- ; denotes , an absence or want of the thing or quality expressed by the ...
... PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES USED IN MEDICAL TERMS . I. PREFIXES . A- , an- , called alpha privative ( Gr . a , av , or au ) . The equivalent of our prefix , un- , or in- ; denotes , an absence or want of the thing or quality expressed by the ...
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... prefix un or in . It denotes absence or want of the thing or quality expressed by the root of the word . a- is used before consonant , and an- before vowel sounds ; am is sometimes used before bl or be . Also , the symbol of anode . Aa ...
... prefix un or in . It denotes absence or want of the thing or quality expressed by the root of the word . a- is used before consonant , and an- before vowel sounds ; am is sometimes used before bl or be . Also , the symbol of anode . Aa ...
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... prefix of words and terms , signifying to , toward , at , etc. Ad deliquium , to fainting . Ad libitum , at pleasure , or , according to discretion . Ad , or Add . A contraction of Adde , or Additur , meaning , add , or let there be ...
... prefix of words and terms , signifying to , toward , at , etc. Ad deliquium , to fainting . Ad libitum , at pleasure , or , according to discretion . Ad , or Add . A contraction of Adde , or Additur , meaning , add , or let there be ...
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... prefix , signifying about , on both sides , around , etc. , as amphi - arthrosis , amphibia , etc. Amphiarthro'sis ( aupi , appwos , articu- lation ) . A form of mixed articulation in which the surfaces of the bones are con- nected by ...
... prefix , signifying about , on both sides , around , etc. , as amphi - arthrosis , amphibia , etc. Amphiarthro'sis ( aupi , appwos , articu- lation ) . A form of mixed articulation in which the surfaces of the bones are con- nected by ...
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... prefix of compound words sig- nifying counteraction , opposition , etc. Anti - albumin . According to Kühne , one of the preformed substances existing in the proteid molecule . The other he calls hemi - albumin . Gastric juice first con ...
... prefix of compound words sig- nifying counteraction , opposition , etc. Anti - albumin . According to Kühne , one of the preformed substances existing in the proteid molecule . The other he calls hemi - albumin . Gastric juice first con ...
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Page 123 - ... between the anterior wall of the rectum and the posterior wall of the vagina. The swollen ovary feels like an enlarged gland, is convex, and sometimes throbs and pulsates beneath the finger.
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