Prefixes
Hyper
Hypo
"Hypotension"
Above or over
below or under
Low Blood Pressure
-itis
"Arthritis"
"inflammation."
inflammation of joints
The root word "cardi/o" refers to this organ.
Heart
SOB?
This abbreviation means "shortness of breath."
What does "hematemesis" mean?
vomiting blood?
Tachy
Brady
"Tachypnea"
Fast
Slow
Fast Breathing
-algia
"Fibromyalgia"
"pain."
Fibro- fibrous tissue My-muscle Algia-pain
The root word "hepat/o" refers to this organ.
liver
LOC?
This abbreviation means "loss of consciousness."
What does "hemiplegia" mean?
paralysis of one side of the body?
a or an
"Apnea"
without
lack of
"lack of breathing"
-ectomy
"appendectomy"
"surgical removal."
surgical removal of the appedix
The root word "nephr/o" refers to this organ.
Kidney
CVA?
This abbreviation means "cerebrovascular accident."
What does "pneumothorax" mean?
air trapped in the pleural space causing lung collapse?
Pseudo
"pseudoseizure"
False
Fake or false seizure
-pnea?
Tachypnea
" breathing."
OR
"difficulty Breathing
tachy-fast pnea-breathing
The root word "pulmon/o" refers to this organ.
lung
GCS?
"Glasgow Coma Scale."
Osteomyelitis
Oste/o (bone) + myel/o (bone marrow) + -itis (inflammation)
My/o
"Myocardio infarction"
muscle
myo-muscle cardio-heart infarction- death of cells
-emia?
Anemia
"abnormal condition of the blood."
AN-Lack of
Emia-nutrients in the blood
The root word "gastr/o" refers to this organ.
stomach?
MI?
"myocardial infarction."
Rhabdomyolysis
Rhabd/o (striated) + my/o (muscle) + -lysis (breakdown)
Breakdown of skeletal muscle
Dys
"dysnea"
abnormal or hard
hard or difficulty breathing
ology?
Cardiology
study of.
Cardi-Heart Ology- study of
The root word "arthr/o" refers to this structure.
joint?
ROSC?
This abbreviation means "return of spontaneous circulation."
Gastroenteritis
Gastr/o (stomach) + enter/o (intestine) + -itis (inflammation)
Rhabdo
Rhabdomyosis
Striated
Rhabdo- Stirated Myo- Muscle Osis- Breakdown
Lysis
"Hemolysis"
Breakdown
The root word "encephal/o" refers to this body structure.
Brain
ARDS?
"acute respiratory distress syndrome."
Electroencephalogram
(EEG)
A recording of the brain's electrical activity.