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Medical Terminology
NSG 101 terms/prefix-, -suffix
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01/06/2010

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Term
a-
Definition
negative,no,not,without,absence
Term
ab-
Definition
away from
Term
ad-
Definition
toward,to, in direction of
Term
adolescent
Definition
from 11 to 19 years of age
Term
-algia
Definition
pain and suffering
Term
alveoli
Definition
air sacs
Term
anomaly
Definition
deviation from normal
Term
anorexia
Definition
loss of appetite
Term
anterior
Definition
front
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anti-
Definition
against, counter
Term
arterio-
Definition
artery
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arthro-
Definition
joint
Term
asphyxiation
Definition
suffocation
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atonic
Definition
lack of tone
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auditory
Definition
sense of hearing
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benign
Definition
not malignant
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bi-
Definition
two, double
Term
brady-
Definition
slow
Term
broncki/o
Definition
bronchial tube
Term
calculus
Definition
stone
Term
cardia/cardiac
Definition
pertaining to the heart
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cephalic
Definition
head
Term
clavicle
Definition
collarbone
Term
coccyx
Definition
tailbone
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coma
Definition
unconsciousness
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conscious
Definition
alert
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contra-
Definition
against, opposite
Term
cutaneous
Definition
pertaining to the skin
Term
cyanosis
Definition
bluish discoloration of the skin
Term
cyst/o
Definition
urinary bladder
Term
-cyte
Definition
cell
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defibrillation
Definition
electrical shock to restore the hearts normal rythym
Term
dental caries
Definition
decay
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dentition
Definition
natural teeth
Term
derma
Definition
skin
Term
diaphragm
Definition
separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities
Term
diuretic
Definition
increasing the secretion of urine
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distal
Definition
farthest from midline
Term
dorsal
Definition
back of the body
Term
dys-
Definition
difficult, painful or bad
Term
dyspepsia
Definition
indigestion
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dysplasia
Definition
abnormal development or growth
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-ectomy
Definition
surgical removal
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edema
Definition
swelling
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-emia
Definition
blood, blood condition
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emesis
Definition
vomiting
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erythema
Definition
redness
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extension
Definition
straightening
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febrile
Definition
with fever
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feces
Definition
solid body waste, stool
Term
feto-
Definition
fetus, unborn child
Term
flatus
Definition
gas
Term
flexion
Definition
bending
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gastr/o
Definition
stomach
Term
gerontology
Definition
study of problems aging
Term
gluco-
Definition
glucose, sugar
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-graphy
Definition
record a picture or record
Term
hemi-
Definition
half
Term
hemo-
Definition
relating to blood
Term
hemorrhage
Definition
loss of large amount of blood
Term
hepat/o
Definition
liver
Term
hyper-
Definition
over,above, or increase
Term
hypertension
Definition
high blood pressure
Term
hypo-
Definition
below,under,or decrease
Term
-ia
Definition
state or condition
Term
inguinal
Definition
groin
Term
inter-
Definition
between or among
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intra-
Definition
within or inside
Term
-itis
Definition
inflammation
Term
jaundice
Definition
yellow discoloration of the skin
Term
laceration
Definition
torn, ragged wound
Term
lateral
Definition
side
Term
laryngo-
Definition
larynx
Term
lethargy
Definition
listlessness
Term
leuko-
Definition
white color
Term
lysis
Definition
set free,break down, destruction
Term
malignant
Definition
progressively worsen, tend to spread
Term
mastication
Definition
chewing
Term
medial
Definition
toward the midline, middle
Term
-megaly
Definition
large or enlargement
Term
melano-
Definition
black pigment or coloration
Term
micturition
Definition
excretion of urine, urination
Term
myalgia
Definition
muscle tenderness or pain
Term
my/o
Definition
muscle
Term
necrosis
Definition
death of tissue
Term
neur/o
Definition
pertaining to nerves, nervous tissue
Term
obesity
Definition
excessive accumulation of fat in the body-
Term
ocular
Definition
eye
Term
-ologist
Definition
specialist
Term
-ology
Definition
the study of
Term
optic
Definition
eye, vision
Term
otic
Definition
ear
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-otomy
Definition
cut, surgical incision
Term
ox-
Definition
oxygen
Term
palpation
Definition
examine lightly with hands
Term
palpitation
Definition
pounding or racing heart
Term
-para
Definition
to bear, bring forth
Term
path/y
Definition
disease,suffering,emotion
Term
pedia-
Definition
child
Term
pedo-
Definition
child,foot
Term
peri-
Definition
around
Term
phlegm
Definition
sputum
Term
-plasty
Definition
surgical repair
Term
-plegia
Definition
stroke,paralysis
Term
pneumo-
Definition
lungs
Term
-pnea
Definition
breathing
Term
poly-
Definition
many
Term
post-
Definition
after
Term
posterior
Definition
back,behind
Term
pre-
Definition
before
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proximal
Definition
nearest the middle
Term
renal
Definition
pertaining to the kidneys
Term
rhin/o
Definition
nose
Term
scapula
Definition
shoulder blade
Term
-scopy
Definition
to see or a visual examination
Term
seizure
Definition
convulsion
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semi-
Definition
half
Term
-spasm
Definition
cramp
Term
stenosis
Definition
abnormal tightening or narrowing
Term
sterno-
Definition
breastbone,sternum
Term
sub-
Definition
under,less,or below
Term
tachy-
Definition
fast,rapid
Term
talip/o
Definition
foot, ankle deformity
Term
thorac/o/ic
Definition
chest
Term
thrombo-
Definition
clot
Term
toxin
Definition
poison
Term
tracheo-
Definition
windpipe
Term
transverse
Definition
across
Term
tremor
Definition
involuntary shaking
Term
umbilico-
Definition
navel
Term
-uria
Definition
pertaining to urine or urination
Term
ventral
Definition
front or the body
Term
vertigo
Definition
dizziness
Term
voiding
Definition
urination
Term
anterior
Definition
in the front
Term
superior
Definition
uppermost or toward the head
Term
inferior
Definition
lower or toward the feet
Term
adipose
Definition
fat
Term
contraction
Definition
tightening of a muscle
Term
antibody
Definition
a diseases fighting protein
Term
atelectasis
Definition
incomplete expansion of a lung
Term
stoma
Definition
an opening on a body surface
Term
purulent
Definition
containing pus
Term
assessment
Definition
evaluation of a condition
Term
rale
Definition
abnormal rattle
Term
contaiminated
Definition
possible presence of an infectious agent
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phobia
Definition
excessive fear
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ectopic
Definition
out of place
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bacteriostatic
Definition
agent that inhibits the growth of bacteria
Term
bactericide
Definition
substance that causes the death of bacteria
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