Prefixes
What does the prefix cerebr- mean?
Brain
What does the medical term Hepatitis mean?
Inflammation of the liver
What is the medical term foe persisting foe a long time or constantly recurring?
Chronic
BP?
Blood Pressure
-uria?
Urine
What does cyst/o mean?
Sac
What does the medical term Apnea mean?
Without breath or not breathing
What is the medical term for when the pressure in your blood vessels is too high?
Hypertension
CPR?
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
-ology?
The study of something
What prefix means difficult or painful?
Dys-
What medical term means difficult or painful swallowing?
Dysphagia
What is an abrasion?
The process of scraping or wearing something away.
ED/ER?
Emergency Department/Room
-lysis?
Breaking down or destroying
What does epi- mean?
Upon, on, or above
What medical term means abnormal flow of bloody discharge?
Hemorrhage
What is the difference between benign and malignant?
Benign-non cancerous
Malignant- cancerous
HR?
Heart Rate
-itis?
What does the prefix hemi- mean?
Half
What does Psychosis mean?
Condition of the mind
What is swelling caused by too much fluid trapped in the body's tissues?
STAT?
Immediately
-plasty?
Surgically repaired