Suffixes
Which suffix means "swelling"?
-edema
Does "proximal" mean closer or further away from the trunk?
Closer
What does the prefix "sub" mean?
Under or below
What does the abbreviation LUE stand for?
Left upper extremity (arm)
What is a medical term called that is based on a person's name?
Eponym
What does the suffix "-plasty" mean?
Surgical repair
What is the term for "up" or "towards the head"?
Superior or Cephalic
Quadri-
What is the medical abbreviation for "urinalysis"?
What is the first step in analyzing an unfamiliar medical term?
Break the word up into word parts
What does the suffix "-osis" mean?
Abnormal condition
What is the directional term for "back of the body"?
Posterior or Dorsal
What prefix means "around"?
Peri-
What does the abbreviation LLQ mean?
Left lower quadrant (abdomen)
What is the medical term for "nosebleed"
Epistaxis
What suffix means "puncture with a needle to withdraw fluids"?
-centesis
Which part of the body is the RLE?
Right lower extremity (leg)
What does the prefix "endo-" mean?
Within
What does the abbreviation US stand for?
Ultrasound
What is the medical term for "coughing up blood"?
Hemoptysis
What suffix means "disease"?
-pathy
What body plane separates the body into right and left halves?
Saggital
Which prefix means "first"?
Primi-
What does the abbreviation BKA mean?
Below the knee amputation
What is the medical term for twisting of the spermatic cords causing a medical emergency?
Testicular torsion