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Terminology
Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| algia | pain |
| crani | skull |
| end | inside, within |
| hemi | half |
| oid | like |
| hyper | above, more than normal |
| cyst | sac containing fluid |
| chole | bile |
| hypo | under |
| scop | observe |
| hyster | uterus |
| ostomy | create an opening |
| para | beside, beyond |
| lysis | loosening, destruction |
| cervic | neck |
| chondr | cartilage |
| cyan | blue |
| hem | blood |
| ost | bone |
| psycho | mind |
| lip | fat |
| my | muscle |
| lith | stone |
| opt | eye |
| proct | anus |
| cost | ribs |
| gram | record |
| acro | extremities |
| rhexis | break, burst |
| carcin | cancer |
| penia | decrease |
| geu | original |
| burso | sac |
| retro | backwards |
| trip | rub, friction |
| strept | twist |
| desis | binding |
| maini | madness |
| glosso | tongue |
| trophy | development |
| supra | above |
| ptosis | falling, drooping |
| dyn | pain |
| mast | breast |
| rrhaphy | suture |
| dent | teeth |
| cephal | head |
| auto | self |
| epi | upon |
| hydro | water |
| lobo | section |
| emesis | vomiting |
| contra | against, counter |
| iasis | condition |
| trans | through, across, beyond |
| brady | slow |
| ectasis | expansion |
| cyt | cell |
| odont | tooth |
| leuk | white |
| esthesia | sensation |
| cantho | angle at the end of the eyelid |
| steno | narrow, contracted |
| cheil | lip |
| benign | mild, not cancerous |
| semen | seed |
| celio | abdomen |
| erythro | red |
| vaso | vessel |
| melan | black |
| caudal | tail |
| lingua | tongue |
| myring | eardrum |
| spondy | spinal column |
| ovar | egg |
| centesis | puncture |
| oto | ear |
| bili | bile |
| squam | scale |
| mening | membrane |
| cec | blind passage |
| macul | spot |
| pexy | suspension |
| onco | tumor |
| sub | under |
| spiro | coil |
| lacrim | tear |
| viscero | organ |
| lact | milk |
| onych | nail, claw |
| thorac | chest |
| pyle | gate |
| vesic | bladder |
| sphenic | wedge |
| myel | spinal cord |
| anti | against |
| myco | fungus |
| hallux | great toe |
| or | mouth |
| physio | nature |
| bucco | cheeks |
| palpebr | eyelids |
| plasia | development |
| rug | wrinkle, fold, crease |
| aur | ear |
| cousti | hearing |
| colpo | hollow, vagina |
| phon | voice, sound |
| leio | smooth |
| cor | heart |
| ren | kidney |
| orchi | testes |
| encephal | brain |
| thalam | inner chamber |
| plexus | braid |
| cilia | eyelash |
| dendr | tree, branching |
| phleb | vein |
| pilo | hair |
| histo | tissue |
| stoma | mouth |
| tympan | eardrum |
| umbilic | navel |
| salpingo | tube |
| helio | sun |
| astr | star-shaped |
| asthena | weakness |
| fascia | sheet, band |
| iso | equal |
| tarso | ankle |
| tope | place |
| pod | foot |
| malign | bad |
| adnexa | ties, connection |
| ocul | eye |
| lapar | abdominal wall |
| dacry | tear |
| ment | mind |
| part | labor, bring forth |
| sclera | hard |
| somato | body |
| trachel | neck |
| sinus | hollow, space |
| hypno | sleep |
| sept | wall, fence |
| scirr | hard |
| antr | cavity |
| crine | to secrete |
| dura | hard |
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