Chapter 1- Basic Terminology Flashcards by Future RN 2015

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A-, An-

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(P) No, Not

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Aut-

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(P) Self

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Dia-

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(P) complete, Through

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Dys-

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(P) bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

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Endo-

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(P) within

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Exo-

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(P) Outside

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Hyper-

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(P) excessive, more than normal, too much

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Hypo-

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(P) below, less than normal, under

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Peri-

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(P) surrounding

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Pro-

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(P) before, forward

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Re-

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(P) Back

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Retro-

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(P) Behind

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Sub-

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(P) below, under

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Trans-

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(P) across, through

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Aden/o

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(R) gland

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Arthr/o

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(R) joint

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Bi/o

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(R) life

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Carcin/o

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(R) cancer, cancerous

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Cardi/o

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(R) heart

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Cephal/o

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(R) head

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cerebr/o

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(R) cerebrum, largest part of brain

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cyst/o

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(R) urinary bladder

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cyt/o

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(R) cell

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derm/o

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(R) skin

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dermat/o

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(R) skin

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electr/o

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(R) electricity

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encephal/o

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(R) brian

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enter/o

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(R) intestines (usually small intestines)

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erythr/o

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(R) red

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gastr/o

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(R) stomach

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gnos/o

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(R) knowledge

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gynec/o

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(R) woman, female

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hem/o, Hemat/o

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(R) Blood

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lapar/o

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(R) abdomen

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leuk/o

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(R) wite

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Nephr/o

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(R) kidney

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neur/o

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(R) nerve

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onc/o

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(R) tumor

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ophthalm/o

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(R) eye

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oste/o

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(R) bone

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path/o

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(R) disease

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psych/o

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(R) mind

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ren/o

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(R) kidney

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rhin/o

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(R) nose

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sarc/o

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(R) flesh

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thromb/o

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(R) clotting

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-al

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(S) pertaining to

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-algia

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(S) pain

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-cyte

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(S) cell

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-ectomy

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(S) cutting out, removal

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-emia

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(S) blood condition

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-globin

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(S) protein

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-gram

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(S) record

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-ia

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(S) condition

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-ic

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(S) pertaining to

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-ism

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(S) condition, process

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-itis

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(S) inflamation

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-logist

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(S) specialist in study of

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-logy

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(S) study of

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-oma

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(S) tumor, mass

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-opsy

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(S) to view

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-osis

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(S) abnormal condition

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-scope

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(S) instrument to visually examine

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-scopy

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(S) process of visual examination

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-sis

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(S) state of

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-tomy

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(S) process of cutting into, incision