Linfield College NUR 106 Prefix, Suffix - Exam III
Terms
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-oma
- tumor
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-opia
- vision
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-ostomy
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surgically formed fistula connecting a portion of intestine or urinary tract to the exterior
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-penia
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deficiency of
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-sclerosis
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hardening or induration of an organ or tissue, esp. that due to excessive growth of fibrous tissue
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-stomy
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surgical operation establishing a usually permanent opening into (such) a part
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oro-
- mouth
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os-
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- bone
- orifice
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peri-
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- around
- about
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poly-
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many
much
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post-
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behind
after
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pre-
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before
in front
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presby-
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- old
- aged
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pulmo-
- lung
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sero-
- serum
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sub-
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under
beneath
below
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tachy-
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swift
rapid
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thermo-
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hot
heat
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veno-
- vein
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- oste-
- osteo-
- bone
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- ot-
- oto-
- ear
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-(r)rhage
-(r)rhagia
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rupture
profuse fluid discharge
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-pathic
-pathy
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1 : feeling <apathy> <telepathy>
2 : disease of a (specified) part or kind <idiopathy> <myopathy>
3 : therapy or system of thera -
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path-
patho-
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disease
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pneum-
pneumato-
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air
gas
respiration
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psych-
psycho-
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mind
mental process
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ren-
reno-
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- kidney
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super-
supra-
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over
on top of
above
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thorac-
thoraci-
throraco-
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chest
- chest wall
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tox-
toxo-
-toxic
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poison
poisonous
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