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Nursing Terminology

Harcum Nursing 101 terminology A-C

QuestionAnswer
-ac pertaining to
acous/acouso- hearing
acr/acro- extremity/ topmost
-acusis hearing condition
-ad toward,in the direction of
aden/adeno- gland
adip/adipo- fat
adren/adreno- gland
-aemia/emia blood condition
aer/aero- air,gas
aesthesio- sensation
-al pertaining to
-alge/-algesi- pain
-algia pain
algio/algo- pain
ambi- around, on all sides, both
a/an- not, without
an/o anus
angi- blood vessel
ankyl/ankylo- crooked, stiff
anti- against, opposed to
ante- before
apo- separated from, derived from
arteri/arterio- artery
arthr/arthro- joint, articulation
articul/articulo- joint
-ary pertaining to (pulmonary)
-ase enzyme
-asthenia weakness
-ation process
auri- ears (aural)
aut/auto- self, same
bacteri/bacterio- bacteria
bi- twice, double
bio- life
blast/blasto- germ or bud
bleph/blepharo- eyelid
brady- slow
bronch/bronchi- bronchus
bucc/bucco- cheek
carcin/carcino- cancer
cardi/cardio- heart, esophageal opening of stomach
cata- down
-cele pouching, hernia
-centesis puncture for aspiration
cephal/cephalo- head
chem/chemo- chemistry, drug
chlor/chloro- green, chlorine
chol- bile
chondrio/chondro- cartilage, gristle
chrom/chromato- color
-cidal/cide killing, destroying
circum- around
co- with, together, in association
col/colo/colono- colon
contra against
costo ribs
crani/cranio- cranuim, skull
cry/cryo- cold
cycl- circle, cycle
cyst/cysti/cysto- bladder or sac
cyt/cyto- cell
-cyte cell
ab/abs- away from
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