Nursing Enlglish
Voci Test 1
Voci Test 1
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This flashcard set covers various medical terms and their meanings, suitable for those studying healthcare or nursing. It focuses on prefixes, suffixes, and root words related to different body parts and conditions, such as "haemo" for blood, "cardio" for the heart, and "pneumo" for the lungs. It also includes terms like "cephagia" for headache and "derma" for skin, making it useful for students or professionals needing to understand medical terminology.
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stomach
gastro
skin
derma
lung
pneumo
bones
osteo
nerves/brain
neuro
heart
cardio
child
paedia
liver
hepato
muscle
myo
hard/rigid
sclero
joints
arthro
blood
haemo
woman
gynaeco
man
andro
nose
rhino
liver
hepo
kidney
nephro
intestine
entero
ear
oto
Ending of the name of the person who specialises in an activity
-ist
bspw. cardiologist
a disease or condition
~pathy (eg. cardiopathy)
pain /ache
~algia (eg. cephalgia)
the study of
~ology (eg. cardiology)
inflammation and/ or infection
~itis (eg. conjunctivitis)
tumour or swelling
~oma (eg. melanoma)
