Nursing Terminology

Dosen Pengampu : Lilis Maryanti, AMF,

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Nursing
Terminology
 DEFINITION

Nursing Terminology are terms in the world of

nursing which are use in the field of nursing which
mostly come from Greek or Latin.

Nurses use nursing terminology or nursing lingo to

communicate effectively with other nurses as well
as other healthcare professionals, in both spoken
and written forms, during patient care. However,
many of these phrase or terms are uniquely used
among nurse as standardized nursing terminology.
PARTS OF
WORDS

Medical terms has

three parts : Prefix,
Root and Suffix.
 PART OF WORDS

Prefix :
At beginning of word (not all
medical terms have prefix)

P Suffix

S The word’s ending (most

have a suffix)

Root
The word‘s foundation. (all
medical terms have at least
R
one root- can begin a word)
 PARTS
A combining vowel (usually o) join a
root to another root or to a suffix. Is
combining form
Example : Thermometer
• Therm = heat
• Meter = measuring device

Additional examples combining

form :
hepat-o oste-o neur-o
 PARTS
Prefix, root, suffix – used in
combinations
Two, thre, suffix + connecting
vowels
Example :
• Electrocardiogram – a record
• Suffix = gram – a recording
• Root = electr – electrical activity
• Root = cardi – heart
• (o) are the connecting vowel
Prefixes
• Every word has a root and an
ending but not every word has a
prefix
• Prefix is always at the beginning
of a word
• The meaning of the prefix always
stays the same
• Prefixes are attached to towars
to express numbers,
measurements, position,
negative, colors
Parts
• Root – core of word
• Prefix – can change the meaning
of root
• Prefic – explains root
• Example :
• Epigastric – on the stomach
• Hypogastrics bellow the stomach
 Numbers

Bi – two, double bicuspid

Hemi – half hemiplegic
Milli – 1/1000 milliliter
Mono – one, single monocyte
Primi – first primigravida
Semi – half semiconscious
Tri – three triceps
Uni – one uninuclear
 Measurements

Hyper – excessive hypertension

Multi – many multipara
Poly – many polyarthritis
Hypo – less hypoglicemic
Positions
and/or
Direction a – without apnea
ab – from, away from abduct
ad – forward, increase adduct
ambi – toward, both sides ambidextrous
an – without analgesic
ante – before, in front anteroom
circum – around circumoral
 De – down, from descend
Postion Dia – through diagnosis
Ecto – outside ectopic
Endo – within endothelium
Epi – upon, over epigastric
Ex – out, away from extract
Extra – outside of, beyond extrahepatic
Para – near, beside paracervical
Peri – around perineal
Pre – in front of before pre-operative
Post – after post operative
Retro – backward, behind retroflexion
Sub – under, below sublingual
Supra – above, over suprapubic
Trans – across, through transerves
Color

Alb – white albumin

Rube – red rubela
Cyano – blue cyanosis
Melano – black melanoma
Xant – yellow xantrochromic
Negatives &
other Common Anti – against antibiotic

Prefixes Contra – against

Dis – free of, to undo
contraindicated
discharge
Im – not impotence
Non – not non-invasive
Auto – self autograft
Hyper – excessive hypertension
Pan – all pancytopenia
Per- through percussion
Pseudo – false pseudoanorexia
Sym, syn – joined, together symphatetic
Tachy – rapid, fast tachycardia
Ultra – beyond ultrasound
Common Root
Terms
Cardi --- heart fibr --- fibrous tissue
Gastr --- stomach my --- muscle
Mast --- breast myel – marrow or spinal cord
Hepar --- liver enter – intestine
Oste --- bone col --- colon
Neur --- nerve chole --- gall or bile
Arthr --- joint
 Suffix

Suffix :
Will clarify
Will make a new word
Will change the meaning of the root
Example :
Tonsilitis – infalamation of tonsils
Tonsillectimy – removal of tonsils
 Common Suffix
• Porosis ------ porous condition
• Cyte ----------- cell
• Ectomy ------- surgical removal
• Allgia ---------- pain ----------- dynia
• Megaly -------- enlargement
• Logy ----------- study of
• It is ------------- inflammation
• Oma ----------- tumor
• Scope --------- device for viewing
• Scopy --------- act of viewing
• Sclereosis ---- narrowed, blocked
• Lith ------------- stine, calculus
• Iasis ------------ indicating a condition
• Ic ---------------- pertaining to
• Tripsy ---------- crushing
Symbols
Change

Number, followed by a number, pounds #

Devided by /

Multiplied by, magnifaction x

Equals =

Greater than >

Less than <

Symbols
(continued)

gtt drop
tab tablet
cap. capsule
hs hour sleep
susp. suspension
supp. suppository
Frequent
Symbols

a.c before meal

p.c after meal
ad.lib. As desired
p.r.n when necessary
h.s hour of sleep, at bed time
Stat. Immediately, as soon as possible
Daily everyday
QD (notsafe) everyday
QOD (not safe) every other day
Common
Medical Abbrev
Route
IM Intramuscular
IV Intravenous
IVPB Intravenous piggyback
SC/SQ Subcutaneous
SL Sublingual
ID Intradermal
GT Gastrostomy tube
NG Nasogastric tube
Po by mouth
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