NCLEX Review

Useful Prefixes and Suffixes that will help you on the nursing NCLEX

  • Root words help you understand concepts- cholescytectomy = removal of gall bladder; Cholestyramine medication that lowers cholesterol by excreting bile..
  • “hyperemesis gravidarum” = hyper means a lot; emsis means to vomit; gravidarum means pregnancy
  • Pancrealipase
    • Ase = enzyme
    • What is an enzyme; used to break down foods
      • Pancrelipase is a medication containing lipase, protease, and amylase.  In cystic fibrosis, the client’s pancreas does not excrete these necessary enzymes.  To prevent malabsorption syndrome, the enzymes must be taken with every snack and every meal.
  • ecchymosis of the groin
    • Osis = condition or state
    • Ecto = prefix meaning outside, outer, external
    • Ecchym = blood in tissue/pouring out of

Suffixes:

-Aemia = blood

-ase = enzymes

-Asis = action;process or result of

-ectomy =removal of

-emesis = vomit

-itis = inflammation

-ism = action or state of

-megaly = abnormal enlargement

-ology = study of

-oma = lump, mass or tumor

-ostomy = artificial opening

osis. a suffix occurring in nouns that denote actions, conditions, or states (hypnosis; leukocytosis; osmosis), especially disorders or abnormal states (chlorosis; neurofibromatosis; tuberculosis).

-otomy = incision into

-paresis = motor weakness

-Penia = lack or to have deficencey

-phagia = eating

-phasia = speech

-plegia = paralysis

-pnoea or -pnea = air or breathing/lack of deficiency

-rhoea (rhea) = to flow;

-scopy = to look

-tension = pressure

-thermia = heat

-trophy = nourishment

-uria = in urine

Prefixes:

-ecto = outside

-brady = slow

-chole = bile

-col = colon

-cyst = bladder

-endo = inside

-enteric = intestinal

-gly = sugar

-gastr(o) = stomach

-haem = blood

-hemi = half

-hepato = liver

-laparo = abdomen

-mast = breast

-myo = muscle

-Olig = few

-Peri = about/around

-Pyr = fire

5 thoughts on “Useful Prefixes and Suffixes that will help you on the nursing NCLEX

  1. Does your blog have a contact page? I’m having problems locating
    it but, I’d like to shoot you an email. I’ve got some ideas for your blog you might be interested in hearing.
    Either way, great blog and I look forward to seeing it develop over time.

  2. Hey There. I found your blog using msn. This is an extremely well written article.
    I’ll make sure to bookmark it and come back to read more of your
    useful info. Thanks for the post. I will certainly return.

  3. I am actually pleased to read this web site posts which consists of tons of useful data,
    thanks for providing these data.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *