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medical terminology

medical terminology for nursing 204 exam one

TermDefinition
-itis inflammation
-osis abnormal condition
-ectomy to cut out (remove)
-otomy to cut into
-ostomy to make a "mouth"
a/an without, none
micro small
macro large
mega/ -megaly enlarged
-scopy/ -scopic to look, observe
-graphy/ -graph recording an image
-gram the image (x-ray)
-ology/ -ologist study, specialize in
stomato mouth
dento teeth
glosso/ linguo tounge
gingivo gums
encephalo brain
gastro stomach
entero intestine
colo large intestine
procto anus/ rectum
hepato liver
nephro/ rene kidney
orchido testis
oophoro ovary
hystero/ metro uterus
salpingo uterine tubes
dermo skin
masto/ mammo breats
osteo bones
cardio heart
cysto bladder
rhino nose
phlebo/ veno veins
pnuemo/ pulmo lung
hemo/ emia blood
leuk/o white
melan/o black
cyan/o blue
xanth/o yellow
-oma a swelling, means tumor when attaches to an organ and tissue root name
aden/o gland
lip/o fat
my/o muscle
lymph/o lymph tissue
carcin/o malignant
osteo/o bone
endo within, inside of
peri around
circum around
retro behind
epi upon, on top
trans through
intra within
sub below
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