Abbreviations
P is the abbreviation for______
What is Pulse?
Aut(o)
What is the combining form for self?
Anti-
What is the prefix for against?
-iac
The abbreviation for nothing by mouth
What is NPO?
P.R.N. is ________
What is the abbreviation for as needed?
Vir(o)
What is the combining form for virus?
Micro-
What is the prefix for small?
-ose
What is the suffix for sugar?
The combining form for hand?
What is Chir(o)?
B.I.D. is the abbreviation for
What is twice a day (bis in die)?
Kinesi(o)
What is the combining form for movement?
Ultra-
What is the prefix for excessive?
-lith
What is the suffix for stone or calculus?
The combining form for milk?
What is Lact(o)?
MRI
What is magnetic resonance imaging?
Cephal(o)
What is the combining form for head?
Intra-
What is the prefix for within?
-ptosis
What is the suffix for prolapse (sagging)?
The combining form for nutrition?
What is troph(o)?
MRSA
What is methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus?
Encephal(o)
What is the combining form for brain?
Endo-
What is the prefix for inside?
-stasis
What is the suffix for stopping or controlling?
The suffix that means incision
What is -tomy?