FlashcardsNursing 330 Medical Terminology Flashcards
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This 76-card set covers essential medical terminology for nursing students, including common prefixes (hyper-, hypo-, tachy-, brady-), suffixes (-itis, -osis, -ectomy, -pnea), roots (cardio-, derm-, osteo-), and clinical conditions like CRPS, postherpetic neuralgia, and diabetic neuropathy. Use it for exam preparation, terminology review, or as a self-study resource for nursing education.
Terms in This Set
- Psycogenic
- Neuropathic
- Cutaneous
- Visceral
- allodynia
- nociceptive
- chronic
- CRPS
- Postherpetic Neuralgia
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- diabetic neuropathy
- analgesic
- Antihistamine
- High Fowler’s position
- Dorsal Recumbent Position
- Trendelenburg Position
- Kyphosis
- Sjögren Syndrome
- Osteomyelitis
- DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis)
- Dyspnea
- skin
- Immunological
- wound
- Ecchymosis
- Ischemia
- Reactive Hyperemia
- axilla
- Purulent
- iso-
- hyper-
- hypo-
- peri-
- endo-
- epi-
- sub-
- intra-
- inter-
- retro-
- neuro-
- cardio-
- derm- / derma-
- osteo-
- hemo- / hema-
- pulmo- /pneumo-
- anti-
- pro-
- dys-
- a-/ an-
- tachy-
- brady-
- -itis
- -osis
- -emia
- -pathy
- hyper- / hypo- (related to movement)
- ab-
- ad-
- 👉 Break it down: PREFIX = what kind of change? ROOT = what body part? SUFFIX = condition/process?
- -megaly
- -uria
- -algia
- -spasm
- -plegia
- -paresis
- -apenea
- dsypnea
- tacypnea
- bradypnea
- -pnea
- -ectomy
- -ostomy
- -graphy
- -scopy
- -lysis
- Focus on the suffix first:-itis→ inflammation -osis → disease condition -ectomy → removal -pnea → breathing
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