nursing aid vocab Flashcards by Tyler Davis

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ex

A

out of, away, former

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brady

A

slow

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mal

A

bad or diseased

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arterio

A

arteries

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endo

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inside

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audio

A

hearing, ear

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peri

A

around

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adeno-

A

a gland

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contra

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against

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hypo

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below

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cardio

A

heart

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angio

A

vessel

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epi

A

upon or over

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emia

A

blood

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patho

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disease

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poly

A

multiple

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abdomino

A

pertaining to abdomin (between diaphragm and pelvis)

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bi

A

2

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post

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after

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arthro

A

joints

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brachi

A

arm

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per

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through

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micro

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small

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inter

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between

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tachy

faster

hemi

half

ante

before

cephal

head

dis

without

dys

bad or difficult

hyper

above

olig

small AND scant

leuk

white

bronchi

related to the bronchus

otomy

cut into

cerebro

brain and spinal cord

anti

against

pre

before

a-/an-

without/lack of

erythro

red

choly

bile

colo

colon

cost

ribs

crani

skull

cyano

blue

cysto

bladder

derm

skin

duoden

duodenum (very beginning of small intestine)

encephalo

brain

gastro/gaster

stomach

geron

aged

gluco

sweet

glyco

sweet

gyneco

women/woman

hemo

blood

hepato

liver

hyster

uterus

ileo

ileum

laryng

larynx (Voice box)

lymph

lymph

mast

breast

melan

black

meningio

meninges

necro

death

nephr

kidney

neur

nerve

onc

tumor

ophthalm

eyes

osteo

bones

ot

ear

pharyn

pharynx

phleb

vein

pneo/a

breathing

pneum

air/gas/respiration

pod

feet

proct

anus/rectum

pulm

lung

splen

spleen

stomat

mouth

therm

heat

thorac

chest

thromb

blood clot

toxic

poison

trache

trachea

urethr

urethra

cyte

cell

ectomy

removal

emesis

vomiting

emia

blood condition

ism

a condition

itis

inflammation

logy

study of

megaly

enlargement

oma

tumor

osis

condition

ostomy

creation of an opening

otomy

cut into

pathy

disease

penia

lack

phagia

to eat

phasia

to speak

phobia

fear

plasty

surgical repair

plegia

paralysis

rrhage

excessive flow

scopy

examination using a scope

stomy

an opening

tomy

incision

uria

condition of urine