nursing aid vocab Flashcards

1
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ex

A

out of, away, former

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brady

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slow

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mal

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bad or diseased

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arterio

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arteries

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endo

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inside

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audio

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hearing, ear

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peri

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around

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adeno-

A

a gland

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contra

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against

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hypo

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below

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cardio

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heart

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angio

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vessel

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epi

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upon or over

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emia

A

blood

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patho

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disease

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poly

A

multiple

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abdomino

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pertaining to abdomin (between diaphragm and pelvis)

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bi

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2

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post

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after

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arthro

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joints

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brachi

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arm

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per

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through

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micro

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small

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inter

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between

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tachy

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faster

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hemi

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half

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ante

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before

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cephal

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head

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dis

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without

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dys

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bad or difficult

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hyper

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above

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olig

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small AND scant

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leuk

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white

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bronchi

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related to the bronchus

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otomy

A

cut into

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36
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cerebro

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brain and spinal cord

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anti

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against

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pre

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before

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39
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a-/an-

A

without/lack of

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40
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erythro

A

red

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41
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choly

A

bile

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colo

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colon

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43
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cost

A

ribs

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44
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crani

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skull

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cyano

A

blue

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cysto

A

bladder

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derm

A

skin

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duoden

A

duodenum (very beginning of small intestine)

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encephalo

A

brain

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gastro/gaster

A

stomach

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geron

A

aged

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gluco

A

sweet

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glyco

A

sweet

54
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gyneco

A

women/woman

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hemo

A

blood

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hepato

A

liver

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hyster

A

uterus

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ileo

A

ileum

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laryng

A

larynx (Voice box)

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lymph

A

lymph

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mast

A

breast

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melan

A

black

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meningio

A

meninges

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necro

A

death

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nephr

A

kidney

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neur

A

nerve

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onc

A

tumor

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ophthalm

A

eyes

69
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osteo

A

bones

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ot

A

ear

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pharyn

A

pharynx

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phleb

A

vein

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pneo/a

A

breathing

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pneum

A

air/gas/respiration

75
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pod

A

feet

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proct

A

anus/rectum

77
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pulm

A

lung

78
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splen

A

spleen

79
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stomat

A

mouth

80
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therm

A

heat

81
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thorac

A

chest

82
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thromb

A

blood clot

83
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toxic

A

poison

84
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trache

A

trachea

85
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urethr

A

urethra

86
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cyte

A

cell

87
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ectomy

A

removal

88
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emesis

A

vomiting

89
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emia

A

blood condition

90
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ism

A

a condition

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itis

A

inflammation

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logy

A

study of

93
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megaly

A

enlargement

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oma

A

tumor

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osis

A

condition

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ostomy

A

creation of an opening

97
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otomy

A

cut into

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pathy

A

disease

99
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penia

A

lack

100
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phagia

A

to eat

101
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phasia

A

to speak

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phobia

A

fear

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plasty

A

surgical repair

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plegia

A

paralysis

105
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rrhage

A

excessive flow

106
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scopy

A

examination using a scope

107
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stomy

A

an opening

108
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tomy

A

incision

109
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uria

A

condition of urine