Prefixes/Suffixes
Words
LONG Words
Abreviations
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100
-dipsia
What is thirst?
100
otorrhea
What is flow or discharge from the ear?
100
cecectomy
What is surgical removal of the cecum?
100
DJD
What is degenerative joint disease?
100
rhinitis
What is inflammation of the nose?
200
-opsia
What is vision, view of?
200
Buccogingival
What is pertaining to the cheeks and gums?
200
Thrombophlebitis
What is inflammation of a vein with the presence of a clot?
200
PTH
What is parathyroid hormone?
200
PO
What is by mouth?
300
Pertaining to formation or growth
What is -plastic?
300
cryptorchidism
What is a condition of hidden testes?
300
Lymphadenectomy
What is surgical removal (excision) of a lymph node?
300
BPH
What is benign prostatic hypertrophy?
300
qhs
What is each evening at night/bed-time?
400
The three prefixes that mean below, beneath?
What is hypo-, infra-, sub-?
400
hypernatremia
What is a condition of excessive sodium in the blood?
400
Immunopathologist
What is specialist in the study of the immune system?
400
EIA
What is enzyme immunosorbent assay?
400
Slipping or telescoping of a portion of the bowel into itself
What is intussuception?
500
Name 5 "pertaining to" suffixes?
What is -ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ial, -ic, -ical, -ory, -ous, -tic, -tous?
500
excision of the metacarpals and phalanges
What is metacarpophalangectomy?
500
bad, painful, or difficult formation or growth of the cartilage
What is chondrodysplasia?
500
EM
What is emmetropia?
500
Translate this sentence, "The Dx was CF which gave the patient elevated bpm and an abnormal R reading"
What is "The diagnosis was cystic fibrosis which gave the patient elevated beats per minute and an abnormal respiration reading"?
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