LPN Words Part #3 Flashcards

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macr/o

A

large

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mal-

A

bad

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malac/o

A

soft; softening

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4
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-malacia

A

softening

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5
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mamm/o

A

breast

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-mania

A

excessive preoccupation

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mast/o

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breast

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medi/o

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middle

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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melan/o

A

black

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men/o

A

month

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mening/o

A

meninges

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ment/o

A

mind

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meta-

A

change; next in a series

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15
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metr/o

A

measure; uterine tissue

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16
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-meter

A

instrument used to measure

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17
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-metry

A

process of measuring

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18
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micro-

A

small

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19
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morph/o

A

form; shape

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20
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muc/o

A

mucus

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multi-

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many

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22
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muscul/o or my/o

A

muscle

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23
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myc/o

A

fungus

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24
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myel/o

A

bone marrow; spinal cord

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25
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narc/o

A

sleep

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26
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nas/o

A

nose

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27
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nat/i

A

birth

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28
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necr/o

A

death

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29
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neo-

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new

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30
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nephr/o

A

kidney

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31
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neur/o

A

nerve

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32
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norm/o

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normal

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33
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nucle/o

A

nucleus

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34
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nulli-

A

none

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35
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o/o

A

egg

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36
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ocul/o

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eye

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37
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odont/o

A

teeth

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38
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-oid

A

resembling

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39
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-ole

A

small

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40
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oligo-

A

few

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41
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-oma

A

tumor

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42
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omphal/o

A

umbilicus (navel)

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43
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onc/o

A

tumor

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44
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onych/o

A

nail

45
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oophor/o

A

ovary

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ophthalm/o

A

eye

47
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-opia or opt/o or optic/o

A

vision

48
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or/o

A

mouth

49
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orhi/o or orchid/o

A

testis

50
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orth/o

A

straight

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-ose

A

sugar

52
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-osis

A

condition; disease; increase

53
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oste/0

A

bone

54
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ot/o

A

ear

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ox/o

A

oxygen

56
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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

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par- or para-

A

near; beside; abnormal

58
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-para

A

woman who has given birth

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par/o

A

to give birth

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patell/o

A

patella (kneecap)

61
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path/o or -pathy

A

disease

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ped/o

A

child; foot

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pelv/i

A

pelvis

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-penia

A

deficient; decreased

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-pepsia

A

digestion

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peri-

A

around

67
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pex/o or -pexy

A

surgical fixation

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phag/o

A

eat; ingest

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phalang/o

A

phalanges (finger and toe bones)

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pharmac/o

A

drugs; medicine

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pharyng/o

A

throat; pharynx

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phas/o

A

speech

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phleb/o

A

vein

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-phobia

A

abnormal fear

75
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phon/o

A

voice

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phot/o

A

light

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phren/o

A

diaphragm; mind

78
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-phylaxis

A

protection

79
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physi/o

A

nature

80
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-physis

A

growth

81
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pituitari/o

A

pituitary

82
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plas/o or -plasis

A

formation; development

83
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plast/o

A

repair

84
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

85
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pleg/o or -plegia

A

paralysis

86
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pleur/o

A

pleura

87
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-pnea

A

breathing

88
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pneum/o

A

air; lung

89
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pneumon/o

A

lung

90
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pod/o

A

foot

91
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-poiesis

A

production

92
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poly-

A

many

93
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post-

A

after; behind

94
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poster/o

A

behind

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pre-

A

before

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primi-

A

first

97
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pro-

A

before; for

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proct/o

A

anus; rectum

99
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prostat/o

A

prostate gland

100
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proxim/o

A

near

101
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pseud/o

A

false

102
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psych/o

A

mind

103
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-ptosis

A

sag; prolapse

104
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-ptysis

A

spitting

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pub/o

A

pubis

106
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pulm/o or pulmon/o

A

lungs

107
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py/o

A

pus

108
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pyel/o

A

renal pelvis