Prefixes
a or an-
Without
-itis
Inflammation
BID
twice daily
gastro
stomach
skin
Post-
after
-ostomy
surgical opening
QH
every hour
sepsis
infection
brady
slow
Poly-
Many
-path
disease
QID
four times daily
plegia
paralysis
-lysis
destruction
Dys-
Painful
-ectomy
removal of
Q4H
every four hours
pnea
breathing
log roll
to turn a clients whole body at once, in a straight line
Quad-
-ology
study of
QD
every day
colo
colon
flexion
bending motion