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Medical Terminology LPN 3
Medical Terminology First Semester PN
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Nursing
Undergraduate 2
01/06/2013

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a or an
Definition
without
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ab
Definition
away from
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ad
Definition
to, toward
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ante
Definition
before (in front of)
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anti
Definition
against
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auto
Definition
self
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bi
Definition
twice, double
Term
brady
Definition
slow
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circum
Definition
around
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contra
Definition
opposed, against
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co
Definition
with
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cyan
Definition
blue
Term
cyst
Definition
bag, bladder, sac
Term
dys
Definition
difficult, painful
Term
ex
Definition
without, away from
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extra
Definition
outside of
Term
hemato
Definition
blood
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hemi
Definition
half
Term
hydro
Definition
water
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hyper
Definition
higher, more
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hypo
Definition
lower, less
Term
intra
Definition
within
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inter
Definition
between
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leuko
Definition
white
Term
micro
Definition
small
Term
mega or megal
Definition
large, great
Term
multi
Definition
many
Term
myo
Definition
muscle
Term
neo
Definition
new
Term
nephro
Definition
kidney
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para
Definition
beside
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peri
Definition
around
Term
pneumo
Definition
air, lung, gas
Term
poly
Definition
much, many
Term
post
Definition
after
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pre
Definition
before
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pseudo
Definition
false
Term
pyo
Definition
pus
Term
pyro
Definition
fever
Term
quadra
Definition
four
Term
retro
Definition
behind
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semi
Definition
half
Term
sub
Definition
under
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super
Definition
above, excess
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supra
Definition
above
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tachy
Definition
fast
Term
trans
Definition
across, through
Term
un
Definition
against
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uni
Definition
one
Term
ultra
Definition
excess
Term
vaso
Definition
vessel
Term
algia
Definition
pain
Term
cele
Definition
tumor
Term
cide
Definition
destructive, killing
Term
cyte
Definition
cell
Term
desis
Definition
surgical fixation
Term
ectomy
Definition
surgical removal of
Term
emia
Definition
blood
Term
gene
Definition
origin
Term
gram
Definition
a tracing, a mark
Term
graphy
Definition
a writing, a record
Term
iasis
Definition
condition, pathological state
Term
itis
Definition
inflammation of
Term
lithiasis
Definition
presence of stones
Term
lysis
Definition
disintegration of
Term
megaly
Definition
enlargement
Term
oscopy
Definition
look into with an instrument
Term
otomy
Definition
to incise
Term
oma
Definition
tumor
Term
orrhaphy
Definition
surgical repair of
Term
osis
Definition
disease, condition of
Term
ostomy
Definition
to form an opening
Term
pexy
Definition
suspension of fixation of
Term
phobia
Definition
fear
Term
philia
Definition
affinity for
Term
plasty
Definition
reconstruction, plastic surgery
Term
plegia
Definition
paralysis
Term
rrhea
Definition
excessive discharge
Term
scope
Definition
instrument of visual exam
Term
uria
Definition
urine
Term
adeno
Definition
gland
Term
arthro
Definition
joint
Term
bucca
Definition
cheek
Term
cardi
Definition
heart
Term
chole
Definition
bile, gallbladder
Term
col
Definition
colon
Term
cranio
Definition
skull
Term
cysto
Definition
bladder, cyst, sac
Term
derma
Definition
skin
Term
doch
Definition
duct
Term
duodeno
Definition
duodenum
Term
entero
Definition
intestine
Term
gastro
Definition
stomach
Term
glossa
Definition
tongue
Term
hepato
Definition
liver
Term
jejuno
Definition
jejunum
Term
lith
Definition
stone
Term
mast
Definition
breast
Term
myo
Definition
muscle
Term
nephro
Definition
kidney
Term
neuro
Definition
nerve
Term
oophor
Definition
ovary
Term
ophthalmo
Definition
eye
Term
orchi
Definition
testicle
Term
os
Definition
opening, orifice
Term
oto
Definition
ear
Term
phlebo
Definition
vein
Term
pneumo
Definition
lung
Term
procto
Definition
rectum
Term
psycho
Definition
mind
Term
rhino
Definition
nose
Term
salping
Definition
tuve
Term
skeleto
Definition
skeleton
Term
thoraco
Definition
chest
Term
uro
Definition
urine
Term
vaso
Definition
vessel
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