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Exam 1: Chapter 1
Basic Term Components
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Nursing
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08/02/2013
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Term
"O"
 Definition
most common combining vowel
Term
~ac
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
Acrophobia
 Definition
fear of heights
Term
dia~
trans~
 Definition
across or through
Term
angi/o
vas/o
vascul/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
ante~
pre~
pro~
 Definition
before
Term
anti~
ontra~
 Definition
against or opposed to
Term
~ation
 Definition
process
Term
troph/o
 Definition
nourishment or development
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
~cele
 Definition
pouching or hernia
Term
cephal/o
 Definition
head
Term
combining vowel
 Definition
used to link two roots or root to suffix
Term
cyan/o
 Definition
blue
Term
cyt/o
 Definition
cell
Term
derm/o
dermato/o
cutane/o
 Definition
skin
Term
~dynia
~algia
 Definition
pain
Term
dys~
 Definition
painful, difficult, or faulty
Term
~ectomy
 Definition
excision (removal)
Term
~emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
erythr/o
 Definition
red
Term
eu~
 Definition
good or normal
Term
toc/o
 Definition
labor or birth
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
~gram
 Definition
record
Term
~graph
 Definition
instrument for recording
Term
hem/o
hemat/o
 Definition
blood
Term
hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
hist/o
 Definition
tissue
Term
hydr/o
 Definition
water
Term
hyper~
 Definition
above or excessive
Term
hypo~
 Definition
below or deficient
Term
~ia
~ism
 Definition
condition of
Term
inter~
 Definition
between
Term
intra~
en~
endo~
 Definition
within
Term
~ist
 Definition
one who specializes in
Term
~itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
lith/o
 Definition
stone
Term
~logy
 Definition
study
Term
~lysis
 Definition
breaking down or dissolution
Term
~megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
melan/o
 Definition
black
Term
~meter
 Definition
instrument for measuring
Term
multi~
poly~
 Definition
many
Term
~ole
~ula
~ule
~icle
 Definition
small
Term
oligo~
 Definition
few or deficient
Term
orth/o
 Definition
straight, normal, or correct
Term
oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
pan~
 Definition
all
Term
para~
 Definition
alongside of or abnormal
Term
~pexy
 Definition
suspension or fixation
Term
~plasty
 Definition
surgical repair or reconstruction
Term
peri~
circum~
 Definition
around
Term
~a
~is
~ma
~on
~um
~us
~ax
~ex
~ix
~y
 Definition
~ae
~es
~mata
~a
~a
~i
~aces
~ices
~ices
~ies
Term
~poiesis
 Definition
formation
Term
~ptosis
 Definition
falling or downward displacement
Term
py/o
 Definition
pus
Term
~rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
Term
~rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
scler/o
 Definition
hard
Term
~scopy
 Definition
process of examination
Term
~scope
 Definition
instrument for examination
Term
son/o
 Definition
sound
Term
~stomy
 Definition
creation of an opening
Term
tachy~
 Definition
fast
Term
~tomy
 Definition
incision
Term
tox/o
toxic/o
 Definition
poison
Term
ultra~
 Definition
beyond or excessive
Term
uni~
mono~
 Definition
one
Term
ur/o
urin/o
 Definition
urine
Term
para~
 Definition
alongside of or abnormal
Term
~pexy
 Definition
suspension or fixation
Term
~plasty
 Definition
surgical repair or reconstruction
Term
peri~
circum~
 Definition
around
Term
~a
~is
~ma
~on
~um
~us
~ax
~ex
~ix
~y
 Definition
~ae
~es
~mata
~a
~a
~i
~aces
~ices
~ices
~ies
Term
~poiesis
 Definition
formation
Term
~ptosis
 Definition
falling or downward displacement
Term
py/o
 Definition
pus
Term
~rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
Term
~rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
scler/o
 Definition
hard
Term
~scopy
 Definition
process of examination
Term
~scope
 Definition
instrument for examination
Term
son/o
 Definition
sound
Term
~stomy
 Definition
creation of an opening
Term
tachy~
 Definition
fast
Term
~tomy
 Definition
incision
Term
tox/o
toxic/o
 Definition
poison
Term
ultra~
 Definition
beyond or excessive
Term
uni~
mono~
 Definition
one
Term
ur/o
urin/o
 Definition
urine
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