LPN Words Part #1 Flashcards by Rhonda Coffelt

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a-

A

no; not; without

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ab-

A

away from

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abdomin/o

A

abdomen

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-ac

A

pertaining to

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acid/o

A

acid

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acr/o

A

extremities; arms or legs

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ad-

A

toward

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aden/o

A

gland

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adenoid/o

A

adenoid

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adip/o

A

fat

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adren/o

A

adrenal glands

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adrenal/o

A

adrenal glands

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adrenalin/o

A

adrenalin

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aer/o

A

air

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-al

A

pertaining to

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alb/o

A

white

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albin/o

A

white

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algesi/o

A

sensitivity to pain

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-algia

A

pain

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alkal/o

A

alkaline; basic

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alveol/o

A

alveolus; air sac

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amyl/o

A

starch

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an-

A

no; without

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angi/o

A

vessel

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anis/o

unequal

ankyl/o

stiff

ante-

before

anter/o

front

anti-

against

aort/o

aorta

append/o

appendix

appendic/o

appendix

arteri/o

artery

arteriol/o

arteriole

arthr/o

joint

-ase

enzyme

-asthenia

weakness

ather/o

yellowish, fatty plaque

atri/o

atrium

aut/o

self

audi/o

hearing

axill/o

armpit

bacteri/o

bacteria

bi-

two

bi/o

life; living

-blast or blast/o

embryonic form

blephar/o

eyelid

brady-

slow

bronch/o or bronchi/o

bronchi

bronchiol/o

bronchiole

calc/i

calcium

calcane/o

calcaneus (heel bone)

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

carp/o

carpus (wrist bone)

cec/o

cecum

-cele

hernia

-centesis

surgical puncture

cephal/o

head

cerebell/o

cerebellum

cerebr/o

cerebrum; brain

cervic/o

neck; cervix; uteri

cheil/o

lip

chem/o

chemical

chir/o

hand

chlor/o

green

chol/e

gall; bile

chondr/o

cartilage

chrom/o

color

-cidal

killing

-clasia

break

clavic/o

clavicle; collar bone

-clysis

irrigation; washing out

coccyg/o

coccyx (tail bone)

col/o

colon (large intestine)

colp/o

vagina

contra-

against

cost/o

ribs

crani/o

cranium; skull

crin/o or crine

secrete

cry/o

cold

crypt/o

hidden

cutane/o

skin

cyan/o

blue

-cyesis

pregnancy

cyst/o

bladder; cyst; sac

cyt/o or -cyte

cell

dacry/o

tear

dactyt/o

digits; fingers or toes

de-

down; from

dendri/o

tree

dent/i or dent/o

teeth

derm/a or dermat/o

skin

di-

twice; two

dia-

through

dipl/o

double

dips/o

thirst

dist/o

distant; far

dors/o

back

duoden/o

duodenum

-dynia

pain

dys-

bad; difficult