Naming in nursing Flashcards
1
Q
-itis
A
= Inflammation
2
Q
-osis
A
= abnormal condition
3
Q
-ectomy
A
= to cut out (remove)
4
Q
-otomy
A
= to cut into
5
Q
-ostomy
A
= to make a “mouth”
6
Q
a/an
A
= without, none
7
Q
micro
A
= small
8
Q
macro
A
= large
9
Q
mega/ -megaly
A
= enlarged
10
Q
-scopy/ -scopic
A
= to look, observe
11
Q
graphy/ -graph
A
= recording an image
12
Q
-gram
A
= the image
13
Q
Stomato
A
= mouth
14
Q
Glosso/linguo
A
= tongue
15
Q
Gingivo
A
= gums
