Prefixes
The prefix for "all" or "entire," as in a global outbreak
What is -Pan
The surgical suffix for "fixation" or "fastening in place".
What is -pexy
This is the term for the region of the thigh
What is Femoral
What is NPO?
An EMS report notes abrasions on a patient's patellar and crural regions. These major lower extremity parts were scraped.
What are the kneecap and shin?
The prefix for "false" or "spurious".
What is Pseudo-
The procedural suffix for "suturing" or "repairing".
What is -rrhaphy?
This is the term for the region of the neck
What is Cervical
Twice Daily
What is BID
A patient presenting with severe RLQ pain is most heavily evaluated for inflammation of this organ.
What is the appendix
The prefix for "against" or "opposite".
What is Anti- or Contra-
The suffix for taking a measurement.
What is -metry
This is the term for the region of the ankle
What is Tarsal
The proper way to write Daily
What is Daily
To check a patient's blood pressure, a medical assistant places the stethoscope over this upper extremity pulse site.
What is the brachial artery
The prefix for Outside or Away from
The pathological suffix for "softening" of tissue or bone.
What is -malacia?
This is the term for the region of the back of the knee
What is Popliteal
IM
What is intramuscular
A doctor orders a lumbar puncture (LP) STAT. This is the cavity in which the will needle be inserted.
What is the spinal/vertebral cavity?
The prefix for Between
What is Inter-
pathological suffix for "rapid discharge" or "bursting forth" of blood.
What is -rrhage or -rrhagia?
This is the term for the region of the groin?
What is inguinal
COPD
What is chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
If a patient is lying face down on an exam table, they are in this position.
What is prone?