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Competency 18: Appendix A Study Stack

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Term
Definition
A-; AN-; ANA-   NO; NOT; WITHOUT  
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BRADY-   SLOW  
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DYS-   DIFFICULT; PAINFUL  
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ENDO-   WITHIN  
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EPI-   ABOVE, UPON  
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GYNEC/O-   WOMAN  
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HYPER-   ABOVE; EXCESSIVE  
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HYPO-   BELOW; DEFICIENT  
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INTER-   BETWEEN  
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NEO-   NEW  
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PARA-   NEAR; BESIDE  
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PER-   THROUGH  
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RETRO-   BEHIND; BACKWORD; UPWARD  
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SEMI-   HALF  
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TACHY-   FAST  
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-ALGIA   PAIN  
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-EMESIS   VOMIT  
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-EMIA   BLOOD  
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-ISM   CONDITION  
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-LEPSY   SEIZURE  
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-OID   RESEMBLING; LIKE  
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-OMA   TUMOR  
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-OSIS   ABNORMAL CONDITION  
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-OSTOMY   CREATION OF AN OPENING  
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-OTOMY   INCISION INTO  
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-PATHY   DISEASE  
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-PLASTY   SURGICAL REPAIR  
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-PNEA   BREATHING  
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RRHEA-   FLOW; DISCHARGE  
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-SCLEROSIS   HARDENING  
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-STASIS   CONTROL; STOP  
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ARTHR/O   JOINT (E.G ARHTIRITIS)  
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ATHER/O   FAT; FATTY PLAGUE  
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ERYTHR/O   RED  
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HEMAT/O; HEM/O   BLOOD  
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HEPAT/O   LIVER  
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HYSTER/O   UTERUS  
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OCUL/O; OPTHALM/O; OPT/O   EYE  
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OR/O; ORCH/O; ORCHI/O   MOUTH (E.G ORAL)  
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PHLEB/O   VEIN  
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PNEUM/O   LUNGS; AIR  
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PROCT/O   RECTUM  
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THROMB/O   CLOT  
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CEREBROVASCULAR   PERTAINING TO THE BRAIN & BLOOD VESSELS THAT SUPPLY IT  
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EPIDURAL   PERTAINING TO ABOVE THE DURA MATER  
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EPILEPSY   EPI-:UPON A DISORDER OF THE CNS WITH RECURRENT SEIZURES  
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HYPERTENSION   HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE  
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HYPOXEMIA   TOO LITTLE OXYGEN IN THE BLOOD  
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MYOCARDIUM   HEART MUSCLE TISSUE  
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PERICARDIUM   LINING AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE HEART  
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TACHYCARDIA   FAST HEART RATE  
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DYPOXIA   CONDITION OF DEFICIENT OXYGEN LEVELS  
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SPIROMETRY   SPIR/O: BREATH MEASUREMENT OF BREATHING  
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BURSITIS   BURS/O: JOING INFLAMMATION OF THE BURSA. A FLUID-FILLED SAC AROUND THE JOINTS  
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ORTHOPEDIC   LITERALLY MEANS STRAIGH FOOT STUDY OF THE DISEASES OF THE SKELETAL AND MUSCLE SYSTEM  
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LEUKEMIA   LEUK/O: WHITE A MALIGNANT BLOOD DISEASE OF ABNORMAL WHITE BLOOD CELLS  
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METASTASIS   META: BEYOND THE SPREAD OF CANCER CELLS BEYOND THE ORIGIN OF THE TUMOR VIA BLOOD OR LYMPH  
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ANEMIA   LITERALLY MEANS WITHOUT BLOOD A CONDITION WHEN THERE IS A REDUCTION OF RED BLOOD CELLS, HEMOGLOBIN, OR VOLUME OF PACKED RED BLOOD CELLS.  
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MYELOMA   TUMOR OF THE BONE MARROW  
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CHOLECYSTECTOMY   CHOLECYST/O: GALL BLADDER REMOVAL OF THE GALL BLADDER  
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CIRRHOSIS   CIRRH/O: YELLOW OSIS: ABNORMAL CHRONIC LIVER CONDITION THAT CAUSES YELLOWING OF TISSUES  
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PYELONEPHRITIS   PYEL: RENAL PEVLIS INFLAMMATION OF THE RENAL PELVIS AREA OF THE KIDNEY  
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CONJUCTIVITIS   INFLAMMATION OF THE CONJUCTIVA  
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OPTHALMOLOGIST   SPECIALIST IN THE DISEASES OF THE EYE  
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MYRINGITIS   INFLAMMATION OF THE TYMPANIC MEMBRANE (EARDRUM)  
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OTITIS   INFLAMMATION OF THE EAR  
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EPIDERMAL   PERTAINING TO THE SKIN  
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PERCUTANEOUS   THROUGH THE SKIN  
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OBSTETRICS   OBSTETR/O: MIDWIFE SPECIALIST IN THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF MOTHER & FETUS THROUGH PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH, & POSTPARTUM  
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VASECTOMY   EXCISION OF PART OF THE VAS DEFERENS TO MAKE THE MALE STERILE.  
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