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NUR-102 Terms
100 Medical terms
Term | Definition |
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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 |