NUR 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Colostomy, Oste, Nephrectomy
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Ectomy: excision, removal of, splenectomy= removal of spleen (cid:329). Emia: blood condition, anemia= lack of red blood cells (cid:331). Ism: a condition, hyperthyroidism= condition caused by an excessive production of thyroid hormones (cid:332). Itis: inflammation, stomatitis= inflammation of the mouth (cid:334). Logy: study of, hematology= study of the blood (cid:335). Megaly: enlargement, splenomegaly= enlarged spleen: -oma: tumor, melanoma=mole or tumor, may be cancerous (cid:327)(cid:326). -osis: condition, halitosis= bad breath (cid:327)(cid:327). Ostomy: surgical creation of an opening, ileostomy= creation of an opening into the ileum (cid:327)(cid:328). Otomy: cut into, laparotomy= cutting into the abdomen (cid:327)(cid:329). Pathy: disease, myopathy= disease of the muscle (cid:327)(cid:330). Penia: lack, leukopenia= a lack of white blood cells (cid:327)(cid:331). Plasty: surgical repair, angioplasty= surgical repair of vessel using a balloon (cid:327)9. Plegia: paralysis. paraplegia= paralysis of lower portion of the body (cid:328)(cid:326). (cid:328)(cid:327). Scopy: examination using a scope, colonoscopy= examination of the.
