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Nursing, CNA, Medical,

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a-   no; not; without  
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aden/o   gland  
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-algesia   sensitivity to pain  
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-algia   pain  
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angio   vessel  
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ante-   before; forward  
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antero   front  
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-apheresis   removal  
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-blastoma   immature tumor (cells)  
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brady-   slow  
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broncho   bronchial tube  
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cephalo   head  
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cerebro   cerebrum (largest part of the brain)  
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chezia   defacation  
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chol/e   bile; gall  
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cholecyst/o   gallbladder  
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-cidal   pertaining to killing  
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circum-   around  
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cutane/o   skin  
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-cyte   cell  
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-derma   skin  
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dys-   bad; painful' difficult: abnormal  
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-ectomy   removal; excision; resection  
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-edema   swelling  
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-emesis   vomiting  
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-emia   blood condition  
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endo-   in; within  
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epi-   above; upon; on  
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erythro   red  
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eschar   scab  
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eti-   cause  
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eu-   good; normal  
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ex/ o-   out; away  
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extra-   outside  
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fasci/o   fascia (membrane supporting muscles)  
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febr/I   fever  
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flex/o   to bend  
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gastro   stomach  
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genit/o   reproduction  
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ger/o   old age  
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gest/o   pregnancy  
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gingiv/o   gums  
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-globin/ -globulin   protein  
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gluc/o   glucose; sugar  
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gravid/o   pregnancy  
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hem/o and hemat/o   blood  
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hemi-   half  
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hepat/o   live  
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hist/o   tissue  
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hyper-   above; excessive  
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hyster/o   uterus; womb  
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-ia   condition  
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-iasis   abnormal condition  
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inter-   between  
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intra-   within; into  
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-ism   process; condition  
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-itis   inflammation  
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jaund/o   yellow  
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-kinesis   movement  
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kyph/o   humpback  
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lacrim/o   tear; tear duct; lacrimal duct  
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later/o   side  
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leuk/o   white  
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-listhesis   condition of stomes  
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lith/o   stone, calculus  
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-lithotomy   incision (for removal) of a stone  
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-lysis   breakdown, separation; destruction; loosening  
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macro-   large  
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mal-   bad  
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-malacia   softening  
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medi/o   middle  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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meta-   change; beyond  
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muscul/o   muscles  
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my/o   muscle  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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neur/o   nerve  
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noct/o   night  
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nulli-   none  
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obstetr/o   pregnancy; birth  
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ocul/o   eye  
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olig/o   scant  
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-oma   tumor; mass; fluid collection  
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onych/o   nail (of fingers and toes)  
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ophthamlm/o   eye  
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-opia   (ia=condition) vision condition  
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-orexia   appetite  
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-osis   condition (usually abnormal)  
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oste/o   bone  
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oto-   ear  
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ox-   oxygen  
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palp/o, palpat/o   to touch gently  
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-paresis   weakness  
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-partum   labor; birth  
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path/o   disease  
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-penia   deficiency  
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per-   through  
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peri-   surrounding  
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-phagia   swallow; eating  
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pharmac/o   drug  
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-phasia   speech  
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-phoresis   carrying; transmission  
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-plasia   development; formation  
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-plegia   paralysis; palsy  
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-pnea   breathing  
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pneum/o   breathing  
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-poisesis   formation  
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poly-   many  
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post-   after; behind  
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poster/o   back (of body); behind  
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-prandial   meal  
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-praxia   action  
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pre-   before; in front of  
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presby/o   old age  
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proxm/o   near  
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-ptosis   droop; sag; prolapse; protrude  
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purul/o and py/o   pus  
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pyel/o   renal pelvis  
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rhabdomy/o   striated (skeletal) muscle  
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-rrhage   bursting forth (of blood)  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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schiz/o   split  
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-sclerosis   hardening  
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-scopy   visual examination  
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-statsis   to stop; control; place  
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-stenosis   tightening; stricture; narrowing  
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-sthenia   strength  
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supra-   above  
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systo-   contraction  
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tachy-   fast  
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thorac   chest  
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-tomy   process of cutting  
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-tripsy   to crush  
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