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NUR-102 Terms

100 Medical terms

TermDefinition
A- without
–Aemia related to blood
–algia pain
Ante- before
Anthro- involving a joint
Arter- artery
–ase an enzyme
.–asthenia weakness
. Auto- self
Baro- pressure
. Bi- two
Brady- slow
Bronch- airway
Carcin- pertaining to cancer
Cardio- heart
–centesis tap/puncture
Cephal- head
Chole- bile
Colo colon
Cranio skull
–crine to secrete
Cyan- blue
Cyst- bladder
Dent- teeth
Di- two
–ectasis expansion and dilation
–ectomy removal of
–emesis vomiting
Endo inside
Epi- on
Erythro- red
Extra- outside, beyond
Derm- skin
Digit finger or toe
Dys abnormal/painful
Endo- inside
Gastr stomach
Gloss- tongue
Glyco- sugar
–gram picture or record
Gyn- woman
Hem- blood
Hemi- half
Hepato liver
Hidr sweat
Histo tissue
Hyper- above normal
Hypo- deficiency
Infra- below, under
–itis inflammation
–lepsy attack or seizure
Leuko white
Lipo- pertaining to fat
–lysis separate/destroy
Macro- large
Mal- bad
–megaly enlargement
Meta- beyond, after, change
Micro- small
Mono- one
Neo- new
Nephro kidney
Neuro nerve
Nephron- kidney
Oligo- few, deficient
–oma tumor
–osis condition, increase
Osteo- pertaining to bone
–ostomy create an opening
–otomy cut into
Pan- all, whole
Para alongside, beside, near
Patho disease
–penia abnormal reduction
Peri- around
–phagia eating
–phasia speaking
–plasty surgical repair
–plegia paralysis
Pneumo- lung
Poly- much, many
Post- after
Pseudo- False
Py pus
Retro- backward, behind
Rhino nose
–rrhea discharge
–sclerosis hardening
–scope instrument for examination
–scopy process of examination
–stasis stop, stand
Sub- below, under
Super-/supra- above, excessive
Tachy- fast
Thoraco- chest
Thrombo- blood clot
Tachy- fast
–uria related to urine
Vaso- blood vessel
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