NUR-100 Exam Terms

ab-

away from

ad-

toward, near

ana-

up, apart

ante-

before, forward

anti-

against

bi-

two, both

brady-

slow

con-

with, together

ec-

out, outside

epi-

above, upon

ex-

out

extra-

outside of

hemi-

half

in-

in, into

inter-

between

intra-

within

mal-

bad

meta-

change, beyond

neo-

new

para-

beside, near, along the side of

poly-

many, much

post-

after, behind

pre-

before

pros-

before, forward

quadri-

four

syn-

with, together

tachy-

fast

tri-

three

ultra-

beyond

uni-

one

-ation

process, condition

-cision

process of cutting

-crine

secretion

-dipsia

thirst

-gen

to produce

-ine

pertaining to

-lapse

to slide, fall

-meter

to measure

-mission

to send

-mortem

death

-ous

pertaining to

-partum

birth

-phagia

eating

-phasia

speech

-plasia

formation (condition)

-plasm

formation (tissue)

-plegia

paralysis

-pnea

breathing

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-section

to cut

-stasis

to stand, place, stop, control

-tension

pressure

-thesis

to put, place

-tic

pertaining to

-trophy

nourishment, development

-um

structure

-uria

urine condition

-y

condition, process

an/o

anus

carp/o

carpals (wrist bones)

cis/o

to cut

cost/o

rib

cutane/o

skin

dur/o

dura mater (outermost meningeal membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord)

gen/o

to produce, to begin

glyc/o

sugar

nat/i

birth

norm/o

rule, order

plas/o

formation, growth, development

scapul/o

scapula (shoulder blade)

son/o

sound

top/o

to put, place, position

troph/o

nourishment, development

urethr/o

urethra

uter/o

uterus

ven/o

vein

-megaly

Suffix meaning enlargement.

-pathy

Suffix meaning disease condition.

-rrhea

Suffix meaning flow or discharge.

-rrhage; -rrhagia

Suffixes meaning excessive discharge of blood.

-sclerosis

Suffix meaning hardening.

-uria

Suffix meaning condition of urine.

-al; -eal

Suffixes meaning pertaining to.

chem/o

Combining form meaning drug or chemical.

-ary

Suffix meaning pertaining to.

-centesis

Suffix meaning surgical puncture to remove fluid.

-graphy

Suffix meaning the process of recording.

-lysis

Suffix meaning breakdown, separation, destruction.

-plasty

Suffix meaning surgical repair.

-stomy

Suffix meaning a new opening (to form a mouth).

isch/o

Combining form meaning to hold back.

mamm/o; mast/o

Combining forms meaning breast.

mening/o

Combining form meaning meninges (membranes covering the brain and spinal cord).

myel/o

Combining form meaning spinal cord or bone marrow.

oophor/o

Combining form meaning ovary.

phleb/o

Combining form meaning vein.

salping/o

Combining form meaning fallopian tube or auditory tube.

tonsill/o

Combining form meaning tonsil.

vascul/o

Combining form meaning blood vessel.

amni/o

Combining form meaning amnion (sac around the embryo).