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Nursing Terms
Emma
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hyper | above |
| cyst | sac containing fluid |
| chole | fluid bile |
| hypo | under |
| scop | observe |
| hyster | uterus |
| ostomy | create opening |
| para | beyond, beside |
| lysis | loosening/destruction |
| cervic | neck |
| chondr | cartilage |
| cyan | blue |
| hem (at) | blood |
| osteo/ost | bone |
| psycho | mind |
| lip | fat |
| myo | muscle |
| lith | stone |
| opthalm | eye |
| proct | anus |
| cost | rib |
| gram | record |
| acro | extremities |
| rhexis | break/burst |
| carcin | cancer |
| penia | decrease |
| gen | original |
| burso | sac |
| retr (o) | backwards |
| trip | rub/friction |
| itis | inflammation |
| plast | surgical repair/molded |
| cerebrum | brain |
| arthr | joint |
| gingiv | gum |
| malacia | softening |
| spasm | involuntary contraction |
| crani | skull |
| mani | madness |
| glosso | tongue |
| trophy | development |
| supra | above |
| ptosis | falling |
| dyn | pain |
| mast | breast |
| rrhaphy | suture or surgical repair |
| dent | teeth |
| cephal | head |
| auto | self |
| epi | upon |
| hydro | water |
| ovar | egg |
| centesis | puncture |
| oto | ear |
| bili | bile |
| squam | scale |
| mening | membrane |
| cec | blind passage |
| macul | spot |
| ~pexy | suspension |
| onco | tumor |
| or | mouth |
| sub | under |
| spiro | coil |
| lacrim | tear |
| viscero | organ |
| lact | milk |
| onych | nail |
| thorac | cyest |
| pyle | gate |
| vesic | bladder |
| sphenic | wedge |
| myel | narrow spinal chord |
| anti | against |
| myco | fungus |
| hallux | big toe |
| helio | sun |
| astro | star shaped |
| asthenia | weakness |
| fascia | sheet, bond |
| iso | equal |
| tarso | ankle |
| tope | place |
| pod | foot |
| malign | bad |
| adnexa | ties |
| ocul | eye |
| lapar | abdominal wall |
| dacry | tear |
| ment | mind |
| part | labor, bring |
| scler(a) | hard |
| somato | body |
| trachel | neck |
| sinus | hollow space |
| hypno | sleep |
| sept | wall, fence |
| scirr(h) | hard |
| antr | cavity |
| crine | to secrete |
| dura | hand |
| mechano | machine |
| dynam | power |
| osmo | odor |
| traumat | wound |
| trich | hair |
| maxill | upper jawbone |
| an, a | without, not |
| phak | lens |
| pre | before, in front of |
| strict | draw tight |
| turbin | shaped like a top |
| ameb | change |
| semi | half |
| neo | new |
| hormone | excite |
| therm | heat |
| syn, sym | together |
| vuls | twitch or pull |
| post | after |
| metr | uterus |
| tegument | covering skin |
| pan | all |
| poly | many |
| ramus | branch |
| neuro | nerve |
| ab | away from, not |
| ante | before |
| cryo | cold |
| ex | away from, out |
| glom | ball |
| infra | beneath |
| inter | between |
| intra | within |
| lal | speech |
| lien | spleen |
| lumbo | loins |
| macro | large |
| mal | bad |
| pharmac | durg |
| plegia | paralysis or stroke |
| proli | offspring |
| puer | child |
| sarc | flesh |
| somni | sleep |
| spas | pull,draw |
| tens | stretch |
| thel | nipple |
| thromb | blood clot |
| tumor | swelling |
| vestibule | entrance |
| adreno | adrenal gland |
| thyro | thyroid |
| basi | base |
| ovario | ovary |
| splen | spleen |
| appendic | appendix |
| arter | artery |
| pelvi | pelvis |
| vena | vein |
| utero | uterus |
| sacro | sacrum |
| pharyng | pharynx |
| duodeno | duodenum |
| ureter | ureter |
| laryng | larynx |
| bronch | bronchus |
| urethr | urethra |
| col | colon |
| esophag | esophagus |
| bi | two |
| tri | three |
| ile | ileum |
| ili | ilium |
| lig | ligament |
| therap | therapy |
| proxim | nearest |
| scol | curved |
| apo | away from |
| di | through |
| eury | broad |
| pect | chest |
| necr | dead |
| mi | less |
| morph | form |
| dis | apart |
| fac | make, do |
| lept | slender |
| lymph | watery fluid |
| meta | beyond |
| rrhag | burst forth |
| sta | stand |
| ton | stretch |
| volv | to roll |
| splanchn | internal organs |
| rrhe | flow |
| med | middle |
| xer | dry |
| per | throughout |
| blast | bud |
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