Abbreviations and Acronymns
Intravenous(ly)
IV
root word meaning "stupor"
narc
Prefix added to -cardia to mean "slow heart rate"
brady-
D/C
discharge or discontinue
suffix meaning measurement of
-metry
root word in melanocyte meaning dark.
melan/o
Prefix added to -cutaneous to mean "through the skin"
per-
meaning "once a day"
bid
suffix meaning "examination of"
-scopy
suffix when added to derm- means "pertaining to the skin"
prefix added to -thermia to mean "high body temperature"
hyper
H&P
history & physical
root word meaning "fever"
pyr or pyret
suffix added to eschar/o- meaning "removal of scab"
-stomy
Prefix added to -plagia to mean "false paralysis"
psuedo-
IPPA
Inspection, Palpation, Percussion, Auscultation
root word meaning "dry"
Xer
prefix added to -natal to mean, "before birth"
ante-