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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
05/10/2011
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Term
algia
 Definition
pain
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-cele
 Definition
hernia
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-coccus
 Definition
berry-shaped bacterium
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-cyte
 Definition
cell
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-dynia
 Definition
pain
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-ectomy
 Definition
excision, removal
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-genesis
 Definition
condition of producing, forming
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-gram
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record
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-graph
 Definition
instrument for recording
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-lysis
 Definition
breakdown, destruction, separation
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-oma
 Definition
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
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-opsy
 Definition
to view (under a microscope)
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-osis
 Definition
condition, usually abnormal
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