ABBREVIATIONS
DIRECTIONAL TERMS
PREFIX
ROOT
SUFFIX
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"PO" means:

by mouth

100

The direction term for "above"

Superior

100

The prefix "dys" means:

Difficult or painful

100

The root word "rhino" means

Nose

100

The suffix "uria" means:

urine

200

"Dx" means

Diagnosis

200

The directional term for "the outside"

Lateral

200

The Prefix "hypo" means

below normal

200

The root word "gastro" means

stomach

200

The suffix "scope" means:

camera/visual instrument

300

"PRN" means

As necessary

300

 What planes cuts the body into a top and bottom

Transverse plane

300

The prefix "post" means:

After

300

The root word "neuro" means

nerves

300

The suffix "graph" means

Recording/record

400
"SW" means

Social work

400

The heart is ______________ to the spine

Anterior

400

The prefix "endo" means

Within

400

The root word "nephro" means

kidney

400

The suffix "algia" means

pain

500

"CVA" means

Cerebral Vascular Accident

500

What division of the back is S2 found?

Sacral region

500

The prefix "contra" means:

Against

500

The root word "chole" means

bile

500

The suffix "stomy" means

Creation of an opening

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