Prefixes
Anti
Against, Opposite
Otomy
To cut into
Cardio
Heart
Phlebotomy
To cut into a vein
Sharing your perceptions with patients.
What is Making observations?
Epi
Upon
Itis
Inflammation
Hem/o
Blood
Phlebitis
Inflammation of the vein
Conveying that the patients can continue formulating the thoughts they want to express without any pressure to converse.
What is remaining silent?
Thrombo
Blood Clot
Pathy
Disease
Arteri/o
Artery
Tachycardia
Fast/rapid heart beat
Making light of patients' anxieties.
What is making stereotypical comments?
White
Leuko
Oma
Tumor
Cyt/o
Cell
Thrombocytopenia
Abnormally low platelet count
Adopting the thoughts or feelings of others.
What is introjection?
Brady
Slow
Ectomy
Removal of
Vas/o
Vessel
Mastectomy
Removal of the breast
Allowing patients to direct the discussion.
What is giving recognition?