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Nursing Final Exam
Med Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| andro- | male |
| balano- | glands, penis |
| crypto- | hidden |
| epididymo- | epididymis |
| genito- | genitalia |
| gonado- | gonads, sex glands |
| oligo- | scanty, few |
| orcho, orchi, orchido, testio- | testis |
| perineo- | perineum (area between scrotum(or vulva in females) and anus) |
| prostato- | prostate gland |
| spermato, spermo- | spermatozoa, sperm cells |
| vaso- | vessel; vas deferens; duct |
| vesiculo- | seminal vesicle |
| -cide | killing |
| -genesis | formation, producing, origin |
| -ism | condition |
| -spadias | slit, fissure |
| brachy | slow |
| epi | above, upon |
| adreno, adrenalo- | adrenal glands |
| calco- | calcium |
| crino- | secrete |
| gluco, glyco, glycos- | sugar, sweetness |
| homeo- | same, alike |
| kal(l)- | potassium (an electrolyte) |
| pancreato- | pancreas |
| parathyroido- | parathyroid glands |
| thymo- | thymus gland |
| thyro, thyroido- | thyroid gland |
| toxico- | poison |
| dipsia | thirst |
| uria | urine |
| eu | good, normal |
| exo | outside, outward |
| hyper | excessive, above normal |
| hypo | under, below |
| poly | many, much |
| cerebro | cerebrum |
| cranio | cranium (skull) |
| encephalao- | brain |
| ganglio | ganglion (knot or knotlike mass) |
| glio | glue; neuroglial tissue |
| kinesio | movement |
| lepto | thin, slender |
| lex | word, phrase |
| meningo, meningi | meninges (membrane covering brain and spinal cord) |
| myelo | bone marrow; spinal cord |
| narco | stupor, numbness; sleep |
| neuro | nerve |
| radiculo | nerve root |
| sthen | strength |
| thalamo | thalamus |
| theco | sheath (refers to meninges) |
| tono | tension |
| ventriculo | ventricule (of heart and brain) |
| algesia, algia | pain |
| esthesia | feeling |
| kinesia | movement |
| lepsy | seizure |
| paresis | partial paralysis |
| phasia | speech |
| plegia | paralysis |
| taxia | order, coordination |
| pachy | thick |
| para | beside, near; beyond |
| syn | union, together, joined |
| uni | one |
| cyt | cell |
| histo | tissue |
| karyo; nucleo | nucleus |
| antero | anterior, front |
| caudo | tail |
| cephalo | head |
| disto | far, farthest |
| dorso | back (of body) |
| infero | lower, below |
| latero | side, to one side |
| medio | middle |
| postero | back(of body), behind. posterior |
| proximo | near, nearest |
| ventro | belly, belly side |
| abdomino | abdomen |
| cervico | neck; cervic uteri(neck of uterus) |
| cranio | cranium (skull) |
| gastro | stomach |
| ilio | ilium |
| inguino | groin |
| lumbo | loins (lower back) |
| pelvi; pelvo | pelvis |
| spino | spine |
| thorac | chest |
| umbilico | umbilicus, navel |
| albino; leuko | white |
| cirrh; jaund; xantho | yellow |
| cyano | blue |
| erythro | red |
| melano | black |
| polio | gray; gray matter |
| acro | extremity |
| etio | cause |
| idio | unknown, peculiar |
| morph | form, shape structure |
| path | disease |
| radio | radiation, x-ray; radius |
| somato | body |
| sono | sound |
| tomo | to cut |
| viscero | internal organs |
| xero | dry |
| genesis | forming, producing, origin |
| gnosis | knowing |
| gram | record, writing |
| graph | instrument for recording |
| graphy | process of recording |
| logist | specialist in the study of |
| ology | study of |
| meter | instrument for measuring |
| metry | act of measuring |
| pathy | disease |
| ab | away from |
| ad | toward |
| hetero | different |
| homeo | same, alike |
| infra | below, under |
| peri | around |
| super | upper, above |
| trans | across, through |
| ultra | excess, beyond |
| adipo; lipo; steato | fat |
| cutaneo; dermato; dermo | skin |
| hidro; sudoro | sweat |
| ichthyo | dry, scaly |
| kerato | horny tissue; hard; cornea |
| myco | fungus |
| onycho; unguo | nail |
| pilo; tricho | hair |
| sclero | hardening; sclera |
| sebo | sebum; sebaceous |
| squamo | scale |
| xeno | foreign, strange |
| cyte | cell |
| sub | under, below |
| hyper | excessive, above normal |
| homo | same |
| epi | above, upon |
| dia | through, across |
| an | without, not |
| therapy | treatment |
| or; stomat | mouth |
| glosso; linguo | tongue |
| bucco | cheek |
| cheilo; labi | lip |
| dent; odont | teeth |
| gingiv | gum |
| sial | saliva, salivary gland |
| esophag | esophagus |
| pharyng | pharynx (throat) |
| pyloro | pylorus |
| duodeno | duodenum(first part of small intestine) |
| entero | intestine (usually small) |
| jejuno | jejunum(2nd part of small intestine) |
| ile | ileum (3rd part of small intestine) |
| appendo; appendico | appendix |
| colo; colono | colon |
| sigmoido | sigmoid colon |
| recto | rectum |
| procto | anus, rectum |
| ano | anus |
| hepat | liver |
| pancreat | pancreas |
| cholangi | bile vessel |
| chole | bile, gall |
| cholecyst | gallbladder |
| choledoch | bile duct |
| emesis | vomit |
| iasis | abnormal condition |
| megaly | enlargement |
| orexia | appetite |
| pepsia | digestion |
| phagia | swallowing, eating |
| prandial | meal |
| rrhea | discharge, flow |
| sub | under, below |
| naso; rhino | nose |
| septo | septum |
| sinuso | sinus, cavity |
| adenoid | adenoids |
| tonsillo | tonsils |
| epiglotto | epiglottis |
| laryng | larynx (voicebox) |
| trache | trachea (windpipe) |
| bronchi; broncho | bronchus |
| bronchiolo | bronchiole |
| alveol | alveolus; air sac |
| pleuro | pleura membrane |
| pneum; pneumon | air; lung |
| pulmon | lung |
| anthraco | coal, coal dust |
| atelo | incomplete; imperfect |
| conio | dust |
| lob | lobe |
| ortho | straight |
| oxi; oxo | oxygen |
| pectoro; stetho; thorac | chest |
| phren | diaphragm; mind |
| spiro | breathe |
| capnia | carbon dioxide |
| osmia | smell |
| phonia | voice |
| pnea | breathing |
| ptysis | spitting |
| thorax | chest |
| brady | slow |
| dys | bad; painful; difficult |
| eu | good, normal |
| tachy | fast, rapid |
| aneurysm | widened blood vessel |
| angi; vascul | vessel (usually blood or lymph) |
| aorto | aorta |
| arteri | artery |
| arteriol | arteriole |
| atri | atrium |
| athero | fatty plaque |
| cardi; corono | heart |
| electro | electricity |
| embol | embolus (plug) |
| hemangi | blood vessel |
| myo | muscle |
| phlebo; veno | vein |
| sphygm | pulse |
| steno | narrowing, stricture |
| thrombo | blood clot |
| valvo; valvulo | valve |
| vaso | vessel; vas deferns; duct |
| ventriculo | ventricle (of heart and brain) |
| cardia | heart condition |
| gram | record, writing |
| graph | instrument for recording |
| graphy | process of recording |
| endo | in, within |
| extra | outside |
| aden | gland |
| agglutin | clumping, gluing |
| baso | base (alkaline) |
| blast | embryonic cell |
| chrom | color |
| eosin | dawn (rose-colored) |
| granulo | granule |
| hemo, hemat | blood |
| immuno | immune, immunity, safe |
| lymphaden | lymph gland (node) |
| lympho | lymph |
| lymphangi | lymph vessel |
| myel | bone marrow; spinal cord |
| neutro | neutral, neither |
| plaso | formation, growth |
| poikilo | varied, irregular |
| reticulo | net, mesh |
| sero | serum |
| sidero | iron |
| spleno | spleen |
| thym | thymus gland |
| emia | blood condition |
| globin | protein |
| graft | transplantation |
| osis | abnormal condition; increase |
| penia | decrease, deficiency |
| phil | attraction for |
| phoresis | carrying, transmission |
| phylaxis | protection |
| poiesis | formation, production |
| stasis | production |
| allo | other, differing from normal |
| aniso | unequal, dissimilar |
| iso | same, equal |
| macro | large |
| micro | small |
| mono | one |
| poly | many, much |
| ankylo | stiffness; bent, crooked |
| arthr | joint |
| kyph | humpback |
| lamino | lamina |
| lordo | curve, swayback |
| osteo | bone |
| pedo; pedi | foot; child |
| acromi | acromion |
| brachi | arm |
| calcaneo | calcaneum (heel bone) |
| carpo | carpus (wrist bone) |
| cephal | head |
| clavicul | clavicle |
| costo | ribs |
| dactyl | fingers; toes |
| femoro | femur |
| fibulo | fibula |
| humero | humerus |
| ischio | ischium |
| metacarp | metacarpals |
| metatars | metatarsals |
| patello | patella |
| phalang | phalanges |
| pubo | pelvis bone |
| spondyl; vertebr | vertebrae (backbone) |
| sterno | sternum |
| tibio | tibia |
| leiomyo | smooth muscle |
| musculo; myo | muscle |
| rhabd | rod-shaped (striated) |
| rhabdomyo | striated muscle |
| chondr | cartilage |
| fasci | band, fascia |
| fibro | fiber, fibrous tissue |
| synovo | synovial membrane, synovial fluid |
| teno; tendo; tendino | tendon |
| asthenia | weakness, debility |
| clasia; clast | to break; surgical fracture |
| desis | binding, fixation |
| malacia | softening |
| physis | growth |
| porosis | porous |
| sarcoma | malignant connective tissue tumor |
| scopy | visual observation |
| syn | union, together, joined |
| albumino | albumin, protein |
| azoto | nitrogenous compounds |
| bacterio | bacteria |
| cyst; vesic | bladder |
| glomerulo | glomerulus |
| kali | potassium |
| ketono | ketone bodies |
| litho | stone, calculus |
| meato | opening, meatus |
| nephr; ren | kidney |
| noct | night |
| oligo | few |
| pyo | pus |
| pyelo | renal pelvis |
| uro | urine, urinary tract |
| ureter | ureter |
| urethr | urethra |
| uria | urine |
| retro | backward, behind |
| amnio | amnion (amniotic sac) |
| colpo; vagino | vagina |
| galacto; lacto | milk |
| gynec | woman, female |
| hyster; metri; utero | uterus/womb |
| mammo; mast | breast |
| meno | menses, menstruation |
| nato | birth |
| oophor; ovari | ovary |
| perineo | perineum |
| salpingo | tube |
| arche | beginning |
| cyesis | pregnancy |
| gravida | pregnant woman |
| para | to bear(offspring) |
| salpinx | tube |
| tocia | childbirth, labor |
| ante | before, in front of |
| multi | many, much |
| post | after |
| primi | first |
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