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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
09/05/2012
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acr
 Definition
top
extremities
Term
carcin
 Definition
cancer
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don
 Definition
donates
Term
fluor
 Definition
luminous
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glyc
 Definition
sugar
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pharmac
 Definition
drugs
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physi
 Definition
nature
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practition
 Definition
practice
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sect
 Definition
cut
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micro
 Definition
small
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algia
 Definition
pain
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cele
 Definition
hernia or protrusion or displacement of an organ through a structure that normally contains it
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cystocele
 Definition
hernia of the urinary bladder; protrusion on the vaginal walls
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rectocele
 Definition
hernia of the rectum
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encphalocele
 Definition
hernia of the brain
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dynia
 Definition
PAIN
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gastrodynia
 Definition
stomach pain
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mastodynia
 Definition
breast pain
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emesis
 Definition
vomiting
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hematemesis
 Definition
vomiting of the blood
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emia
 Definition
blood condition
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glycemia
 Definition
sugar in the blood
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ia
 Definition
state of; condition
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pneumonia
 Definition
condition of the lung
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inflammtion has two MS; inflamed has only one M
 Definition
inflammation has two MS; inflamed has only one M
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lysis
 Definition
break down or separate into parts
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hemolysis
 Definition
breakdown of blood
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malacia
 Definition
softening
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cerebromalacia
 Definition
softening of the brain
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chondromalacia
 Definition
softening of the cartilage
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megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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visceromegaly
 Definition
enlargement of the internal organs
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oma
 Definition
tumor; mass
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lipoma
 Definition
tumor containing fat
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myoma
 Definition
tumor of muscle
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osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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nephrosis
 Definition
abnormal condition of the kidney
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pathy
 Definition
disease process
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ureteropathy
 Definition
disease process of the ureter to the bladder for the passage of urine
Term
PENIA
 Definition
DECREASE, DEFICIENCY
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CYTOPENIA
 Definition
DEFICIENCY OF CELLS
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PHOBIA
 Definition
IRRATIONAL FEAR
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ACROPHOBIA
 Definition
FEAR OF HEIGHTS
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PTOSIS
 Definition
DOWNWARD DISPLACEMENT; DROOPING; PROLASPE; SAGGING
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BLEPHAROPTOSIS
 Definition
DROOPING OF THE EYES
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NEPHROPTOSIS
 Definition
DROOPING OF KIDNEY
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PTYSIS
 Definition
SPITTING
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HEMOPTYSIS
 Definition
SPITTING UP BLOOD
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rrhage; rrhagia
 Definition
bursting forth
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hemorrhage
 Definition
bursting forth of blood; bleeding
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gastrorrhagia
 Definition
bleeding from the stomach
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rrhea
 Definition
flow; discharge
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diarrhea
 Definition
from the rectum
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otorrhea
 Definition
discharge from the ear
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rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
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splenorrhexis
 Definition
ruptured spleen
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sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
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arteriosclerosis
 Definition
hardening of the arteries
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spasm
 Definition
sudden; involuntary contraction
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blepharospasm
 Definition
sudden involuntary contractions of the eyelid
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phlebostenosis
 Definition
narrowing of the vein
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stenosis
 Definition
narrowing; stricture
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y
 Definition
process
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neuropathy
 Definition
disease process of the nerve
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gram
 Definition
record; writing
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lymphangiogram
 Definition
record of the lymph vessel;by x ray
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graph
 Definition
instrument used to record
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cardiograph
 Definition
instrument used to record heart activity
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graphy
 Definition
process of recording; producing images
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tomography
 Definition
tom=to cut.
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mammography
 Definition
producing images of the breast
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opsy
 Definition
to view
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scope
 Definition
instrument used to visually examine a body cavity or organ
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scopy
 Definition
process of visually examining a body cavity or organ
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centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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abdominocentesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen
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thoracocentesis
 Definition
surgical puncture of the chest wall to remove excess fluid from around the lungs
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desis
 Definition
surgical binding; surgical fusion
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arthrodesis
 Definition
surgical fusion of a joint
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ectomy
 Definition
excision; surgical removal
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oophorectomy
 Definition
excision of the ovary
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pexy
 Definition
surgical fixation
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nephropexy
 Definition
surgical fixation of the kidney
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plasty
 Definition
surgical reconstruction; surgical repair
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orchidoplasty
 Definition
surgical reconstrution of the testicles
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rrhaphy
 Definition
suture; sew
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colporrhaphy
 Definition
suturing of the vagina
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stasis
 Definition
stoppage; stopping; controlling
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hemostasis
 Definition
stoppage of the blood
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stomy
 Definition
new opening; artificial openings
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tracheostomy
 Definition
new opening of the trachea
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tome
 Definition
instrument used to cut
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myotome
 Definition
instrument to cut muscle
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tomy
 Definition
process of cutting; incision
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tenotomy
 Definition
process of cutting a tendon
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cyte
 Definition
cell
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adipocyte
 Definition
fat cell
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histiocyte
 Definition
tissue cell
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er; ician;logist; ist
 Definition
specialist; one who specializes; specialist in the study of
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ion
 Definition
process
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section
 Definition
process of cutting
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or
 Definition
one who; person or thing that does something
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donor
 Definition
one who donates organ issue to be used in another body
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plasi
 Definition
formation development
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phondroplasia
 Definition
formation of cartilage
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poiesis
 Definition
production; manufacture; formation
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hematopoiesis
 Definition
production of the blood
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genic
 Definition
produced by; producing
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carcinogenic
 Definition
producing cancer
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oid
 Definition
resembling
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osteoid
 Definition
resembling bone
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ole; ule
 Definition
small
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bronchiole
 Definition
small bronchus
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venule
 Definition
small vein
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ac; al; ary;eal;ic;ous
 Definition
pertaining to
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