cat-

DEFINITION of cat-

In medicine, cat- denotes processes like breakdown (catabolism), descent (cataracts), or opposition (cataplexy). It modifies roots to imply reduction, reversal, or thoroughness, as in catatonic states or catadromous migrations.

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ETYMOLOGY of cat-

latin & greek From Latinized Greek kata- (κατά), a preposition meaning “down from,” “against,” “back,” or “thoroughly,” from Proto-Indo-European *km̥t- (“down, with, along”).

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RELATED TERMS to cat-

Term	Meaning	Prefix/Suffix?	Notes
cat-	downward	-	-
cata-	YES	-	-

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DERIVATIONS of cat-

TABLE definition AS Definition
FROM #medroot
WHERE length(filter(roots, (word) => econtains([[]].roots, word))) > 0 AND file.name != [[]].file.name
SORT file.name ASC

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Query functionality

TABLE definition AS Definition
FROM #medroot
WHERE length(filter(definition, (word) => econtains([[]].definition, word))) > 0 AND file.name != [[]].file.name

Med roots dictionary Appendix A Prefixes Appendix B Combining Forms Appendix C Suffixes Appendix D Suffix forms