NUR-102 Terms Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| 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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