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1301 intro module 5
medical terms intro to nursing
| Term | Definition | example | example definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| cardi/o | heart | endocarditis | inflammation inside the heart |
| brady | slow | bradycardia | (slow heart beat <60) |
| tachy | fast | tachycardia | (fast heart rate >100) |
| angi/o | vessel | angiography | picture of a vessel |
| ven/o | vein | venogram | picture of veins |
| phleb/o | vein | phlebitis | inflammation of veins |
| -stasis | to stop | hemostasis | stop bleeding |
| -cyte | cell | erythrocyte | red blood cell |
| hem/o | blood | hematosalpinx | blood in the fallopian tubes |
| -emia | blood | hypoxemia | low oxygen in the blood |
| cephal/o | head | cephalgia | headache |
| encephal/o | inside the head (brain) | encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
| mening/o | membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord | meningitis | inflammation of the membranes |
| myel/o | spinal cord | myelogram | xray of the spinal cord |
| neuro/o | nerve | neuroma | tumor of the nerve |
| dys- | difficult, painful | dyslexia | difficulty reading |
| -cele | hernia, abnormal protrusion | meningomyelocele | protrusion of the membranes of the spinal cord |
| -pathy | disease or abnormality | encephalopathy | disease of the brain |
| -plasia | development, formation, growth | hyperplasia | over development |
| -plegia | paralysis | hemiplegia | paralysis of one side of the body |