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Basic Medical Terminology - Nursing Skills I
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01/14/2010
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Term
cardio-
 Definition
heart
Term
flagell
 Definition
whip
Term
Bronch
 Definition
Bronchus - air passage to lung
Term
laryng
 Definition
larynx - voice box
Term
pharyng
 Definition
pharnyx - throat
Term
Pleur
 Definition
Pleura - membrane lning outside of lungs
Term
pneum
 Definition
lung
Term
pulm
 Definition
lung
Term
Rhin
 Definition
nose
Term
nas
 Definition
nose
Term
trache
 Definition
trachea - windpipe
Term
sinus
 Definition
sinus - hollow space in bone
Term
angi
 Definition
blood vessel
Term
arteri
 Definition
artery
Term
cor
 Definition
heart
Term
edema
 Definition
swelling
Term
hemat
 Definition
blood
Term
hem
 Definition
blood
Term
phleb
 Definition
vein
Term
thromb
 Definition
clot
Term
vas
 Definition
blood vessel
Term
ven
 Definition
vein
Term
acro
 Definition
extremities
Term
arthr
 Definition
joint
Term
burs
 Definition
bursa - sac betw/ bone and tendon
Term
cervic
 Definition
neck
Term
chir
 Definition
hand
Term
chondr
 Definition
cartiledge
Term
cost
 Definition
rib
Term
crani
 Definition
skull
Term
dactyl
 Definition
finger
Term
digit
 Definition
toe
Term
ili
 Definition
ilium - hip bone
Term
Lumb
 Definition
lower back
Term
myel
 Definition
bone marrow
Term
my
 Definition
muscle
Term
osteo
 Definition
bone
Term
pod
 Definition
foot
Term
sacr
 Definition
sacrum - bone at bottom of spinal column
Term
spondyl
 Definition
spinal column
Term
thorac
 Definition
chest
Term
bil
 Definition
bile
Term
bucc
 Definition
cheek
Term
cheil
 Definition
lip
Term
chol
 Definition
bile
Term
cholecyst
 Definition
gall bladder
Term
col
 Definition
colon (large intestine)
Term
colon
 Definition
colon
Term
dent
 Definition
tooth
Term
emisis
 Definition
vomit, thow up, puke, spewing chunks
Term
entero-
 Definition
small intestine
Term
esophag-
 Definition
esophagus (food tube)
Term
gastr-
 Definition
stomach
Term
gingiv-
 Definition
gums
Term
gloss-
 Definition
tongue
Term
hepat-
 Definition
liver
Term
ile-
 Definition
ileum - part of small itestine (not to be confused with ilium - hip)
Term
labi-
 Definition
lip
Term
lapar-
 Definition
abdomen
Term
lingu-
 Definition
tongue
Term
odont-
 Definition
tooth
Term
or-
 Definition
mouth - oral
Term
proct-
 Definition
rectum, anus
Term
stomat-
 Definition
mouth
Term
cyst-
 Definition
cyst (sac containing fluid)
Term
nephro-
 Definition
kidney
Term
ren-
 Definition
kidney
Term
ureter-
 Definition
ureter (tube leading from kidney to bladder)
Term
urethr-
 Definition
urethra (tube leding from body to outside
Term
cerebr-
 Definition
cerebrum
Term
dur-
 Definition
dura mater (outermost membrane of the meninges)
Term
encephal-
 Definition
brain
Term
mening-
 Definition
meninges (membrane that overs the brain and spinal cord)
Term
myel-
 Definition
spinal cord
Term
neur-
 Definition
nerves
Term
aur-
 Definition
auricle (outer ear)
Term
myring-
 Definition
ear drum
Term
ot-
 Definition
ear
Term
tympan-
 Definition
tympanic membrane - ear drum
Term
blephr-
 Definition
eyelid
Term
dacry-
 Definition
tear, tear duct
Term
lacrim-
 Definition
tear, tear duct
Term
ocul-
 Definition
eye
Term
optham-
 Definition
eye
Term
opt-
 Definition
eye
Term
palpebr-
 Definition
eyelid
Term
cervic
 Definition
neck
Term
colpo-
 Definition
vagina
Term
hyster-
 Definition
uterus
Term
labi-
 Definition
lip
Term
mamm-
 Definition
breast
Term
mast-
 Definition
breast
Term
metr-
 Definition
uterus
Term
metri-
 Definition
uterus
Term
oophor-
 Definition
ovary
Term
orch-
 Definition
testes
Term
orchi-
 Definition
testes
Term
orchid-
 Definition
testes
Term
ov-
 Definition
ovary
Term
ovrari-
 Definition
egg,ovary
Term
sapling-
 Definition
fallopian tube
Term
uter-
 Definition
uterus
Term
vagin-
 Definition
vagina
Term
dermat-
 Definition
skin
Term
derm-
 Definition
skin
Term
cutane-
 Definition
skin
Term
lip-
 Definition
fat
Term
onych-
 Definition
nail
Term
pil-
 Definition
hair
Term
trich-
 Definition
hair
Term
cyan-
 Definition
blue
Term
erythr-
 Definition
red
Term
leuk-
 Definition
white
Term
melan-
 Definition
black
Term
carcin-
 Definition
cancer, malignant
Term
cry-
 Definition
cold
Term
cyst-
 Definition
sac containing fluid
Term
cyt-
 Definition
cell
Term
glyc-
 Definition
sugar
Term
hist-
 Definition
tussue
Term
lith-
 Definition
stone, calculus
Term
lob-
 Definition
section, lobe
Term
phag-
 Definition
eat, swallow
Term
therm-
 Definition
heat
Term
viscer-
 Definition
organ
Term
a-
 Definition
without
Term
an-
 Definition
without
Term
ante-
 Definition
before
Term
anti-
 Definition
against
Term
bi-
 Definition
two
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
dors-
 Definition
back posterior
Term
dys-
 Definition
bad, difficult, painful
Term
en-
 Definition
within
Term
endo-
 Definition
inside
Term
epi-
 Definition
upon, on, above
Term
ex-
 Definition
out
Term
extra-
 Definition
outside
Term
hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
semi-
 Definition
half
Term
hyper-
 Definition
above, excessive
Term
hypo-
 Definition
below, deficient
Term
infra-
 Definition
below, beneath
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
Term
intra-
 Definition
within
Term
later-
 Definition
to the side
Term
mal-
 Definition
bad
Term
macro-
 Definition
large
Term
micro-
 Definition
small
Term
neo-
 Definition
new
Term
pan-
 Definition
all
Term
para-
 Definition
beside
Term
per-
 Definition
through
Term
peri-
 Definition
around
Term
circum-
 Definition
around
Term
poly-
 Definition
many
Term
post-
 Definition
after
Term
pre-
 Definition
before
Term
quadri-
 Definition
four
Term
sub-
 Definition
below, beneath
Term
supra-
 Definition
above, excessive, beyond
Term
tachy-
 Definition
fast, rapid
Term
trans-
 Definition
across, through
Term
tri-
 Definition
three
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