Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
This guide is designed to support students and faculty in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program by providing access to essential resources and tools for academic success. Here you will find a curated collection of books, journals, databases, and web resources tailored to the advanced nursing practice and research.
Provides consumer health information and has specific resources for health literacy.
Look up the meaning of medical terms.
Alphabetical list of consumer health materials on a variety of topics, in easy-to-read (reading level 5th to 8th grade or less) format.
Link to the consumer health information site for Seniors.
From the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, the training arm of the NLM. This site provides information about health literacy.
Gateway to Health Communication and Social Marketing
A one-stop shop for health communication.
Word Parts and What They Mean (MedlinePlus.gov)
Below are examples of the contents of the Word Part tables available from MedlinePlus. Each category is in green. Below each category are 3 examples terms (Part) and their meaning (Definition). Click on the link above to view the entire table from MedlinePlus.gov.
| General Words | Colors | ||
| auto- | self | chlor-; chloro- | green |
| fibr-; fibro- | fiber | leuk-; leuko- | white |
| oxy- | sharp, acute, oxygen | xanth-; xantho- | yellow |
| Body Parts and Disorders | Physical Properties and Shapes | ||
| blephar- | eyelid | kyph-; kypho- | humped |
| cardi-; cardio- | heart | scoli-; scolio- | twisted |
| thromb-; thrombo- | blood clot | reticul-; reticulo- | net |
| Positions and Directions | Good and Bad | ||
| dia- | across, through | -emia | blood condition |
| ect-; ecto-; exo-; | outer, outside | -iasis | condition, formation of |
| retro-; | backward; behind | necro- | death |
| Numbers and Amounts | Procedures, Diagnosis and Surgery | ||
| hyper- | above, beyond, excessive | -otomy | opening |
| iso- | equal, like | -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -melagy | enlargement | -tripsy | crushing |
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Understanding Medical Words: A Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine
This tutorial will walk you through ways to better understand medical words that your doctor may be using.
