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Clin Skills - Prefix, root, suffix
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
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Medical
Undergraduate 3
12/12/2012
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cor
 Definition
heart
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ary
 Definition
pertaining to
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dys
 Definition
bad, difficult
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lip
 Definition
fat
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em
 Definition
blood
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ia
 Definition
condition
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hepat
 Definition
liver
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itis
 Definition
inflammation
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micro
 Definition
small
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albumin
 Definition
protein
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uria
 Definition
urine
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noct
 Definition
night
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oste
 Definition
bone
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osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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para
 Definition
abnormal
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esthes
 Definition
sensation
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ia
 Definition
condition
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poly
 Definition
many, much, excessive
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dips
 Definition
thirst
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phag
 Definition
swallowing, eating
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urtica
 Definition
hives
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a
 Definition
not, without
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febril
 Definition
fever
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phragmat
 Definition
enclosure
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ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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hemat
 Definition
blood
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oma
 Definition
tumor
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hem
 Definition
Blood
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rrhage
 Definition
bursting forth
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later
 Definition
side
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al
 Definition
pertaining to
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alcohol
 Definition
alcohol
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angi
 Definition
blood or lymph vessel
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asc
 Definition
bag
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ites
 Definition
pertaining to
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sterixis
 Definition
fixed position
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cirrh
 Definition
tawny
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cyan
 Definition
blue
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edema
 Definition
swelling
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erythr
 Definition
red
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ema
 Definition
swelling
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icter
 Definition
yellow
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us
 Definition
pertaining to
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jaune
 Definition
yellow
(You got this jawn!)
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onych
 Definition
nail
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myc
 Definition
fungus
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osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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palm
 Definition
flat of hand
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ar
 Definition
pertaining to
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pancreat
 Definition
pancreas
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para
 Definition
beside, alongside
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centi
 Definition
puncture
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ped
 Definition
foot
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sclera
 Definition
sclera
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Coronary
 Definition
Pertaining to the heart
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Diarrhea
 Definition
Intestinal disorder characterized by abnormal frequency and fluidity of fecal evacuations
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Dyslipidemia
 Definition
abnormal concentrations of lipids or lipoproteins in the blood
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Hepatitis
 Definition
inflammation of the liver
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Microalbuminuria
 Definition
low rate of urinary excretion of albumin
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Nocturia
 Definition
abnormally excessive urination during the night
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Nocturia
 Definition
abnormally excessive urination during the night
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Osteoporosis
 Definition
bones become increasingly porous, brittle, and subject to fracture (loss of calcium)
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Paraesthesia
 Definition
inappropriate sensation in an organ, part, or area of the skin
Term
Polydipsia
 Definition
excessive thirst
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Polyphagia
 Definition
excessive desire to eat
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Polyuria
 Definition
passing of an excessive quantity of urine
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Urticaria
 Definition
reddened irregular, elevated patches and severe itching; hives.
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Afebrile
 Definition
without fever
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Diaphragmatic
 Definition
any thin dividing membrane
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Hematoma
 Definition
tumor of clotted or partially clotted blood
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Hemorrhage
 Definition
profuse discharge of blood
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Lateral
 Definition
proceeding from, or directed to a side
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Alcoholic
 Definition
pertaining to, or of the nature of alcohol
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Angioma
 Definition
benign tumor consisting chiefly of dilated or newly formed blood vessels or lymph vessels
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Ascites
 Definition
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity
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Asterixis
 Definition
motor disorder characterized by jerking movements
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Cirrhosis
 Definition
disease of the liver characterized by increase of connective tissue and alteration in gross and microscopic makeup
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Cyanosis
 Definition
blueness or lividness of the skin
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Edema
 Definition
swelling
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Erythema
 Definition
abnormal redness of the skin due to local congestion
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Icterus
 Definition
another name for jaundice-
yellow discoloration of the skin
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Jaundice
 Definition
yellow discoloration of the skin
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Onychomycosis
 Definition
a fungal disease of the nails
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Palmar
 Definition
pertaining to, or located on the palm of the hand
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Pancreatic
 Definition
of, relating to, or produced in the pancreas
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Paracentesis
 Definition
puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid
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Pedal
 Definition
of or pertaining to a foot or the feet
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Scleral
 Definition
of or relating to the sclera
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