Numerical Prefixes
Affects one side of the body
Un- Unilateral
Pertaining to the Cheek
Buccal
Bucc/o - Cheek
-al = Pertaining to
Away from the midline of the body
Ab-
Abduction
Metered-dose Inhaler
Supraventricular Tachycardia
SVT
A woman who has never given birth
Null- Nullpara
Pertaining to the liver
Hepatic
Hepat/o = Liver
-ic = Pertaining to
The sack around the heart
Pericardium
peri- Means around
Setting on a IV to keep the vein open
KVO, TKO
Premature Ventricular Complex
PVC
Pertaining to both sides of the body
Bi- Bilateral
Pertaining to the Groin
Inguinal
Inguin- = Groin
-al = Pertaining to
To View inside of the body.
Endo-
Endoscopy
Ampual
amp
Microgram
mcg
An epidemic over a wide area
Pan- Pandemic
Pertaining to the inferior posterior region of the head
Occipital
Occiput = Back of the head or skull
-al = pertaining to
Under the Skin
Sub-
Subcutaneous
three times a day for a medication
Electroencephalogram - Brain Scan
Weakness on one side of the body
Hemi- Hemipelegia
Pertaining to the Kidneys
Renal
ren/o = Kidney
-al = pertaining to
To waste away
Decay
De- down from, away
The name for asprine
ASA
Ethyl Alchohol
ETOH