Nursing Medical Terminology
anesthesia
loss of sensation or feeling, usually achieved through medication
cardio
heart
brady
slow
-algia
pain
virus
a microscopic infectious agent that can replicate only inside a host cell and causes various diseases
artery
a blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood from the heart to other parts of the body
neuro
nerves
neo
new
-cyte
cell
abdomen
the part of the body that contains the stomach, intestines, and other organs
chronic
a condition or disease that is long-lasting or recurrent
tox
poison
poly
many, much
-penia
deficiency
symptom
a physical or mental indication of a disease or condition, such as pain or fatigue
diastolic
the lower number in a blood pressure reading that indicates the pressure in the arteries when the heart is resting
paed
child
re
again, back
-oma
swelling, tumor
benign
refers to a tumor or growth that is not cancerous and does not invade nearby tissue or spread to other parts of the body
embolism
a blockage in a blood vessel, usually caused by a blood clot or other debris
cyto
cell
tachy
fast, rapid
-rrhea
flow, discharge
diagnosis
the identification of a disease or condition based on its symptoms and medical tests