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Nursing
Undergraduate 3
10/25/2012
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Term
adreno
 Definition
gland
Term
angio
 Definition
vessel
Term
arterio
 Definition
artery
Term
cardio
 Definition
heart
Term
cerebro
 Definition
brain
Term
cyst
 Definition
bladder
Term
cyto
 Definition
cell
Term
derma
 Definition
skin
Term
hemo
 Definition
blood
Term
hepatio
 Definition
liver
Term
hysteron
 Definition
uterus
Term
lith
 Definition
stone, calculus
Term
meningo
 Definition
meningies
Term
myelo
 Definition
bone marrow, spinal cord
Term
myo
 Definition
muscle
Term
nephro
 Definition
kidney
Term
neuro
 Definition
nerve
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
ophtha
 Definition
eye
Term
ortho
 Definition
straight
Term
osteo
 Definition
bone
Term
oto
 Definition
ear
Term
-oxia
 Definition
oxygen
Term
patho
 Definition
disease
Term
phlebo
 Definition
vein
Term
pnea,pneum
 Definition
breathing
Term
pyelo
 Definition
renal pelvis
Term
pyo
 Definition
pus
Term
pyro
 Definition
heat
Term
reno
 Definition
kidney
Term
thrombo
 Definition
blood clot
Term
thora
 Definition
chest
Term
uro
 Definition
urine
Term
vaso
 Definition
vessels
Term
veno
 Definition
vein
Term
a or an
 Definition
without
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anti-
 Definition
against
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bi-
 Definition
twice
Term
bio
 Definition
life
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
chole-
 Definition
gall;bile
Term
di-
 Definition
double
Term
dys-
 Definition
difficult, painful
Term
ecto-
 Definition
outside
Term
endo-
 Definition
within
Term
hemi
 Definition
half
Term
hyper-
 Definition
above , excessive
Term
hypo-
 Definition
decreased
Term
leuko-
 Definition
white
Term
noct-
 Definition
night
Term
olig
 Definition
deficiency
Term
para-
 Definition
beside
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peri-
 Definition
around
Term
poly-
 Definition
many, multiple
Term
retro-
 Definition
behind
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supra-
 Definition
above
Term
tachy-
 Definition
fast
Term
trans-
 Definition
across
Term
uni-
 Definition
one
Term
-cele
 Definition
swlling, protrusion
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
removal
Term
-emesis
 Definition
vomiting
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood
Term
-graph, -gram
 Definition
tracing
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-ostomy
 Definition
artificial opening
Term
-otomy
 Definition
insicion of, cutting into too.
Term
-penia
 Definition
deficiency, lack of
Term
-plasty
 Definition
repair of
Term
-rhea
 Definition
discharge
Term
-uria
 Definition
urine
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