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NursingLatest published editionVerified against source Oct 7, 2026

Open RN Nursing Fundamentals 2e — Complete Glossary

Nursing Fundamentals · 2nd edition (2e)

Kimberly Ernstmeyer and Elizabeth Christman (Editors)
CC BY 4.0
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Open RN Nursing Skills 2e — Master Glossary

Nursing Skills · 2nd edition (2e)

Kimberly Ernstmeyer and Elizabeth Christman (Editors)
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Open RN Nursing Pharmacology 2e — Overall Glossary

Nursing Pharmacology · 2nd edition (2e)

Kimberly Ernstmeyer and Elizabeth Christman (Editors)
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Open RN Nursing Mental Health and Community Concepts 2e — Chapter Glossaries

Nursing Mental Health and Community Concepts · 2nd edition (2e)

Kimberly Ernstmeyer and Elizabeth Christman (Editors)
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Open RN Nursing Management and Professional Concepts 2e — Complete Glossary

Nursing Management and Professional Concepts · 2nd edition (2e)

Kimberly Ernstmeyer and Elizabeth Christman (Editors)
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Open RN Nursing Advanced Skills — Master Glossary

Nursing Advanced Skills · 1st edition

Kimberly Ernstmeyer and Elizabeth Christman (Editors)
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Open RN Health Alterations — Complete Glossary

Health Alterations · 1st edition

Kimberly Ernstmeyer and Elizabeth Christman (Editors)
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Open RN Nursing Health Promotion — Complete Glossary

Nursing Health Promotion · 1st edition

Kimberly Ernstmeyer and Elizabeth Christman (Editors)
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Open RN Medical Terminology 2e — Chapter Glossaries

Medical Terminology · 2nd edition (2e)

Kimberly Ernstmeyer and Elizabeth Christman (Editors)
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Open RN Nursing Assistant — Chapter Glossaries

Nursing Assistant · 1st edition

Myra Sandquist Reuter (Author); Kimberly Ernstmeyer and Elizabeth Christman (Editors)
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Open RN Medical Terminology 2e — Chapter Glossaries

All 17 chapter glossaries of the Open RN Medical Terminology 2e open textbook (the book has no master glossary), imported verbatim with each entry credited to its chapter.

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Subject
Nursing
Source textbook
Medical Terminology — 2nd edition (2e)
Authors / editors
Kimberly Ernstmeyer and Elizabeth Christman (Editors)
Publisher
Open Resources for Nursing (Open RN) / WisTech Open, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Source page
https://wtcs.pressbooks.pub/medterm/
Terms
1514 terms, word for word
Pack version
v1.0.0
Imported
Oct 7, 2026
Verified against source
Oct 7, 2026 — all 1514 entries match

License & attribution

License: CC BY 4.0 (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International)

Medical Terminology 2e Copyright © 2024 by WisTech Open is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

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Combining form (CF)

When a word root (WR) is combined with a combining vowel, the word part is referred to as a combining form. (Chapter 1.2)

— Source: Open RN Medical Terminology 2e · CC BY 4.0

Combining vowel (CV)

A word component, typically the letter “o,” that helps with pronunciation. A combining vowel can connect a word root and a suffix or two word roots. (Chapter 1.2)

— Source: Open RN Medical Terminology 2e · CC BY 4.0

Prefix (P)

A word component that appears at the beginning of the medical term and adds meaning to the word root. Prefixes often indicate number, position, direction, time, or negation. (Chapter 1.2)

— Source: Open RN Medical Terminology 2e · CC BY 4.0

Suffix (S)

A word component at the end of the medical term that usually indicates a procedure, condition, or disease. (Chapter 1.2)

— Source: Open RN Medical Terminology 2e · CC BY 4.0

Word root (WR)

A word component that is the core of many medical terms and refers to the body part or body system to which the term is referring. (Chapter 1.2)

— Source: Open RN Medical Terminology 2e · CC BY 4.0

Abdominopelvic cavity

Part of the ventral (anterior) cavity; the abdominopelvic cavity is the largest cavity in the body and houses the digestive organs, the pelvic cavity, and the reproductive organs. (Chapter 2.3)

— Source: Open RN Medical Terminology 2e · CC BY 4.0

Anatomical view of the body

A standardized view of the human body used for precise documentation and communication, in the position of standing upright with the feet at shoulder width and parallel and toes facing forward. The upper limbs are held out to each side of the body, and the palms of the hands face forward. (Chapter 2.6)

— Source: Open RN Medical Terminology 2e · CC BY 4.0

Anatomy

The structure of body systems. (Chapter 2.2)

— Source: Open RN Medical Terminology 2e · CC BY 4.0