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Medical Terminology 5 & 6
5 & 6
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
11/14/2011
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
-mania
 Definition
madness
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-meter, -metry
 Definition
measurement
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-ologist
 Definition
specialist
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-oma, onc/o
 Definition
tumor
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-orexia
 Definition
appetite
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-ose
 Definition
sugar
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-osis
 Definition
condition, status
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-osmia
 Definition
sense of smell
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-paresis
 Definition
weakness
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-penia
 Definition
decrease in deficiency
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-pexy
 Definition
surgical fixation
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-phagia
 Definition
swallowing
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-phasia
 Definition
speech
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-philia
 Definition
long for, craving
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-phobia
 Definition
fear, adversion
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-phylaxis
 Definition
protection
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-plasia
 Definition
formation, development
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-plegia, -plegic
 Definition
paralysis
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-poiesis
 Definition
formation
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-ptosis
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drooping
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macro-
 Definition
large
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mal-
 Definition
ill, bad, poor
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medi/o, meso-
 Definition
middle
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mega-, -megaly
 Definition
large, enlargement
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melan/o-
 Definition
black
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meta-
 Definition
change, transformation
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micro
 Definition
small
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moroh/o
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form, shape
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muc/o, myx/o
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relating to mucus
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multi-
 Definition
many
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narc/o
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numbness, stupor
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necr/o
 Definition
death
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neo-
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new
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noct/i, nyct/o
 Definition
night
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nulli-
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none
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olig/o
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few, scant
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orth/o
 Definition
straight, correct
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para-
 Definition
near, beside
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path/o, -pathy
 Definition
disease
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ped/o
 Definition
foot, child
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peri-
 Definition
around, about
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pharac/o
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drug
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phon/o, -phonia
 Definition
sound, voice
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phot/o
 Definition
light
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physi/o
 Definition
relating to nature
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poly-
 Definition
many, much
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post-
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after, behind
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pre-, pro-
 Definition
before, in front of
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presby-
 Definition
old
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primi-, prot/o
 Definition
first
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psuedo-
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false
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psych/o
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mind
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pur/o
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fever
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py/o
 Definition
pus
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