NUR312L Medical Terminology Study Guide With Solution

NUR312L Medical Terminology Study
Guide With Solution

ab- - ANSWER away from

ad- - ANSWER to, toward

amb- - ANSWER ambulatory

asthen- - ANSWER pertaining to weakness

busa - ANSWER pouch or sac

cerebro- - ANSWER pertaining to the cerebrum

chondro- - ANSWER pertaining to cartilage

circum- - ANSWER around

cost/o- - ANSWER pertaining to a rib

flex - ANSWER to bend

graph- - ANSWER to write or record

myel/o- - ANSWER pertaining to spinal cord, bone marrow, or myelin

my/o- - ANSWER pertaining to a muscle

neur/o- - ANSWER pertaining to a nerve or the nervous system

osteo- - ANSWER pertaining to bone

graph- - ANSWER to write or record

, ortho- - ANSWER straight or normal

ped- - ANSWER child or foot

pod- - ANSWER foot

psycho- - ANSWER pertaining to the mind

pto- - ANSWER to fall

-algia - ANSWER pertaining to pain

-asthen/o - ANSWER pertaining to weakness

-esthesio - ANSWER pertaining to sensation or perception

-plegia - ANSWER paralysis

AMS - ANSWER altered mental status

AKA - ANSWER above knee amputation

BKA - ANSWER below knee amputation

CSF - ANSWER cerebrospinal fluid

CVA - ANSWER cerebrovascular accident

FX - ANSWER fracture

HA - ANSWER headache

MAE/MAEW - ANSWER moves all extremities well

ROM - ANSWER range of motion

TIA - ANSWER transient ischemic attack

damage to the skin no deeper than the epidermis - ANSWER abrasion