MODULE 4 Terminology RPN2022.pdf

MODULE 4: Terminology You are responsible for learning this terminology independently throughout the theory course. As we review the modules for each surgical specialty, the appropriate terminology will be used. This is a requirement for your role and re...

MODULE 4: Terminology You are responsible for learning this terminology independently throughout the theory course. As we review the modules for each surgical specialty, the appropriate terminology will be used. This is a requirement for your role and responsibility as a scrub nurse to effectively assist the surgical team. Prefixes in Surgical Terminology Prefix Meaning Example A without, not asepsis Ab away from, lack of abduction ad- to, toward adduction ambi Both ambidextrous ante before antenatal anti against antisepsis Bi two bidextrous brady slow bradycardia circum around circumcision Di two dimetria E out, away from enucleation ecto external ectoplasm endo within, in endocarditis epi above, upon epicardium extra outside, additional extradural met change, transformation metaplasia neo new neocystoplasty olig little, scanty oliguria pan all panhysterectomy para beside, against parathyroid per through perforation peri around, near peristeum poly many polycystic post after, behind postaural pro before procranial pre before precoital pseud false pseudocyst retro behind retroversion tachy rapid speed tachycardia trans through, across translaminar Module 4: Terminology  Roots in Surgical Terminology Root Meaning Example acr top acrodema aden gland adenectomy angi vessel angioplasty arteri artery arteriotomy arthr joint arthroscopy astheno weakness asthenalgia auto self autograft bio living, life biology blast bug, sprout blastocyst belphar eyelid blepharoplasty cardi heart cardiology celi abdomen celiac axis cephal head cephalitis cerebr brain cerebrum cheil lip cheilorrhaphy cheir hand cheirarthritic chir hand chirpody chol bile, gall choledochoscope cholecyst gall bladder cholecystectomy choledocho common bile duct choledochotomy chondr cartilage chondroma cleid clavicle cleidotomy colo large intestine colonoscopy colpo vagina colposcopy costal rib costatome crani skull craniectomy cut skin cutaneous cyst fluid-filled sac cystitis or urinary bladder cystectomy cyt cell cytoplasm dacry tears (lacrimal apparatus of eye) dacrycystectomy dent tooth dentition derma skin dermatome dors back dorsal encephalo brain encephaloid enter small intestine enterolysis fibr fiber, fibrous fibroma gastro stomach gastrostomy gingiv gums gingivitis gloss tongue glossecomy gnath jaw gnathitis gyne pertaining to women gynecologist hema blood hemoglobin hydro water hydrocephalis hyster uterus hysteroscopy ile ileum ileostomy ili ileum iliac artery kerat cornea keratotomy lapar lap (abdomen) laparoscopy laryng larynx laryngofissure Module 4: Terminology  lip fat, lipid lipectomy mamm breasts mammary mast breasts mastopexy meningo meninges meningioma mento chin mentoplasty mes mniddle mesentery metr uterus metritis my muscle myoma myce fungus mycetoma myelo spinal cord myeloscope myring eadrum, tympanic myringotomy nephr kidney nephrosis neuro nerve neuroma ocul eye oculist ondont tooth ondontitis oophor ovary oophorectomy Ophthalm eye ophthalmitis orchid testes orchidectomy oscheo scrotum oscheocele ost (eo) bone osteotome ot ear otitis ovario ovary ovarian palate palate palatine path disease, morbidity pathologist ped child, foot pedophile pharyng pharynx pharyngoplasty phleb vein phlebotomy pleur pleura, rib, side pleurisy pneuma air, gas pneumoperitoneum pneumo lungs pneumonia procto anus proctoscope prostat prostate prostatic ptyal salivary gland ptyalin pyel renal pelvis pyelopathy pylor pylorus pyloric stenosis rena kidney renal rhino nose rhinplasty rhizo root rhizotomy sacro sacrum sacroiliac salpingo fallopian tube salphingostomy splanchnic spleen spleenectomy sterno sternum sternotomy stoma mouth stomas tarso eyelid edge tarsorrhaphy ten (on) tendon tenodesis thorac chest thoracoscopy thyr thyroid thyroidectomy trache trachea tracheostomy ureter ureter ureterostomy urethra urethra urethritis uter uterus uterine vas blood vessel, vas deferens Vaso-vasostomy Module 4: Terminology  Suffixes in Surgical Terminology Suffix Meaning Example algia pain neuralgia cele hernia, tumour eneterocele centesis puncture amniocentesis clysis injection of fluid hypodermocylsis desis Surgical fusion arthrodesis ectomy excision of appendectomy emia blood glycemia esthesia relating to sensation anaesthesia gen producing, origin osteogenic gram x-ray myelogram graph x-ray venography iatric physician iatrogenic itis inflammation blepharitis istaxis oozing of blood epistaxis lith stone, calculus nephrolithotomy logy Science, study psychology lysis loose, flowing, dissolution neurolysis malacia softening chondromalacia meter Instrument to measure pressure phlebomanometer oma of the tumour osteoma osis disease, abnormal ateriosclerosis ostomy anastamosis, artificial opening colostomy otomy opening into enterotomy path disease pathology penia lack of cytopenia phagia eating dysphagia phasia speech aphasic pexy fixation or suturing in place mastopexy, orchidopexy plasty surgical repair/reconstruction gastroplasty pnea pertaining to breathing dyspnea ptosis falling, drooping eye ptosis rrhagia flowing, bursting forth metorrhagia orrhaphy surgical suturing herniorrhaphy rhea profuse discharge diarrhea scope to look at, see gastroscopy stasis stand still, stop arteriostasis stom opening colostomy taxia order, arrangement ataxic tome instrument for cutting dermatome tripsy crushing cystolithotripsy Module 4: Terminology