LPN Words Part #4 Flashcards by Rhonda Coffelt

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quadri-

A

four

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rach/i or rachi/o

A

spine

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radi/o

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radius; radiant energy

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rect/o

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rectum

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ren/o

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kidney

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retro-

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behind; backward

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rhin/o

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nose

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-rrhagia

A

hemorrhage

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-rrhaphy

A

suture

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-rrhea

A

flow; discharge

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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sacr/o

A

sacrum

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salping/o

A

uterine tubes; auditory tubes

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scapul/o

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scapula (shoulder blade)

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schis/o or schiz/o

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split

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scler/o

A

hard

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scop/o

A

examine; view

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-scope

A

instrument used for viewing

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-scopy

A

process of visually examining

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seb/o

A

sebum

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semi-

A

half

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seps/o

A

infection

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sept/o

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infection; septum

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som/a or somat/o

A

body

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son/o

A

sound

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-spasm

A

cramp; twitching

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spermat/o

A

spermatozoa

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spher/o

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round

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splen/o

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spleen

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spondyl/o

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vertebrae (spine)

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staphyl/o

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cluster; uvula

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-stasis

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stopping; controlling

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stern/o

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sternum (breast bone)

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steth/o

A

chest

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stomat/o

A

mouth

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-stomy

A

formation of an opening

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strept/o

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twisted

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sub-

A

below; under

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super/o

A

situated above or uppermost

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super-

A

above

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supra-

A

above; beyond

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tachy-

A

fast

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tars/o

A

tarsals; edge of eyelid

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tel/e

A

distant

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ten/o or tend/o

A

tendon

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test/o

A

testes

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tetra-

A

four

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therm/o

A

heat

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thorac/o

A

chest

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thromb/o

A

clot

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thym/o

A

thymus gland

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thyr/o or thyroid/o

A

thyroid gland

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tibi/o

A

tibia

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tom/o

A

to cut

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-tome

A

instrument used in cutting

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-tomy

A

incision; cutting

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tonsill/o

A

tonsils

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top/o

A

place; position

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tox/o or toxic/o

A

poison

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trache/o

A

trache (windpipe)

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trans-

A

through; across

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tri-

A

three

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trich/o

A

hair

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-tripsy

A

surgical crushing

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trop/o

A

to stimulate

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troph/o or -trophy

A

nutrition

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-tropic

A

capable of stimulation

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-tropin

A

that which stimulates

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uln/o

A

ulna

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uni-

A

one

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ur/o

A

urine; unrinary tract

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ureter/o

A

ureter

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urethr/o

A

urethra

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-uria

A

urine or urination

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vas/o

A

vessel; duct; vas deferens

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ven/o

A

vein

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ventr/o

A

ventral; belly side

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ventricul/o

A

ventricle of brain or heart

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venul/o

A

venule

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vertebr/o

A

vertebrae

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viscer/o

A

viscera

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xanth/o

A

yellow

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xer/o

A

dry