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Section IX. PREFIXES - PERTAINING TO MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS<br />

We will now conclude our study of the prefixes with some miscellaneous ones.<br />

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192 Hydro- is a prefix meaning water.<br />

Hydrophobia, then, means fear of<br />

__________.<br />

hi"dro-fo'be-ah<br />

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193 Dys- is a prefix meaning difficult or<br />

painful. A patient with dyspnea would<br />

be experiencing __________ or<br />

__________ breathing.<br />

water<br />

disp'ne-ah<br />

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194 Nox- and noct- are prefixes meaning<br />

night. Nocturia, therefore, means<br />

urination during the __________.<br />

difficult/painful<br />

nok-tu're-ah<br />

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night<br />

MD0010 3-30

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