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Medical Terminology 3 & 4
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
11/14/2011
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-ectasis
 Definition
stretching, dialation
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-ectomy
 Definition
excision, removal
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-emic
 Definition
a blood condition
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-emisis
 Definition
vomiting
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-esis
 Definition
state, condition
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-esthesia
 Definition
sensaton, feeling
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-fication
 Definition
process of making
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-form
 Definition
like, resembling
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-fuge
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expel, drive away
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-gram
 Definition
tracing, recording
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-graph, -graphy
 Definition
recording data
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-iasis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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-iatrics
 Definition
field of medicine
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-iatrist
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specialist
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-ism
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condition of
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation of
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-lalia
 Definition
speech
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-lepsy
 Definition
seizure
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-lexia
 Definition
reading
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-lysis, -lytic
 Definition
breakdown, destroy
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echo-
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sound
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ecto-
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out, outside
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edema
 Definition
swelling
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electr/o
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relating to electricity
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erythem/o
 Definition
flushed, redness
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eti/o
 Definition
cause
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eu-
 Definition
good, normal
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extra-
 Definition
outside
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fasci/o
 Definition
band of tissue
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febri-
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fever
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ferr/i, ferr/o
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iron
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fibr/o
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fiber, fibrous
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fistul-
 Definition
abnormal passageway
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gene-, -genic
 Definition
origin, production
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gluc/o, glyc/o
 Definition
sugar
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hem/o
 Definition
blood
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hemi-
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half
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hetero-
 Definition
other, different
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homo-, home/o
 Definition
same, likeness
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hydr/o
 Definition
water
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hyper
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over, increased
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hypn/o
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sleep
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hypo-
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under, decreased
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idio-
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individual, distinct
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immun/o
 Definition
immunity
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inter-
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between
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intra-
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within
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juxta-
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close proximity
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kinesi/o, -kinesis
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motion
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kyph/o
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humped
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lith/o
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stone, calculus
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