Module 5 NurseTalk Terms Flashcards

1
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-lepsy

A

seizure

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2
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-lith

A

stone; rock

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3
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-logy

A

study of

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4
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-lunar

A

moon; moonlike

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5
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-malacia

A

softening

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6
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

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7
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-metric, -metry

A

measurement, length

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8
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-oid

A

like; in the shape of

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9
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-oma

A

tumor

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10
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-opia

A

vision, vision condition

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11
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-oscopy

A

viewing

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12
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-ose

A

pertaining to, sugar

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13
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-osis

A

condition, process

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14
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-ostomy

A

formation of an opening

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15
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-otomy

A

cut

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16
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-penia

A

lack

17
Q

-philic

A

loving

18
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-phobic

A

fearing

19
Q

-phragm

A

partition

20
Q

-plasia

A

growth, formation

21
Q

-plasm

A

substance, matter

22
Q

-plasty

A

shape; make

23
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

24
Q

-pnea

A

breath, breathing

25
Q

-(r)rhage, -(r)rhagia

A

breaking out, discharge

26
Q

-(r)rhaphy

A

sew, suture

27
Q

-(r)rhea

A

flow

28
Q

-some

A

body

29
Q

-tensin, -tension

A

pressure

30
Q

-tonic

A

pressure, tension

31
Q

-tripsy

A

crushing

32
Q

-ule

A

small, little