Medical Prefixes
This prefix means fast
Tachy-
The periCARDitis refers to inflammation of the sac that surrounds the _____.
Heart
This suffix is referred to as a specialist.
-ologist
DNR means
Do Not Resuscitate
In the word quadrilateral, quad- means:
Four (4)
Grandpa Jack has ARTERIosclerosis or hardening of the _____ walls.
artery
This suffix refers to the inflammation of something.
-itis
prescription
Dyspnea refers to ______ or labored breathing.
Difficult
Encephalitis refers to the inflammation of tissue within the ____.
Brain
paralyzed
BID refer to
twice a day
BRADYcardia refers to a heart rate that is beating abnormally _____
Slow
In the word Cardiomyopathy, the root word myo means
muscle
A tracheo-STOMY is a surgical _____ in the front of the neck to insert a breathing tube and supply oxygen.
opening
EEG refers to an
Electrocardiogram
This prefix means against
Anti-
Rhinoplasty is the surgical repair of the ______.
Nose
A Hyster-ectomy is a surgical ______ of the uterus.
Removal
The abbreviations OD, OS, and OU each mean
Right eye, left eye, and each eye