Abbreviations
AMA
What is against medical advice.
approximately
What is approx
itis
What is inflammation
hemi-
what is 'half'.
The four parts of a medical term.
What is word root, prefix, suffix, and combining vowel?
ADL
What is activities of daily living.
before meals
What is a.c.
-logy
What is 'study of'.
brady-
What is slow
The "foundation" of a medical term.
What is word "roots"?
ANS
What is autonomic nervous system
as desired
What is ad lib
-rhea
What is 'flow'.
brady-
What is 'slow'.
"o" is the most common.
What is a combining vowel?
AMI
What is acute myocardial infarction.
arterial blood gas
What is ABG
-oma
What is 'tumor'.
andro-
What is 'man'.
Adds meaning to a word.
What is a suffix?
ARDS
What is acute respiratory distress syndrome.
alert & oriented to person, time, place
What is AOx3
-scopy
what is 'process of visual examination'.
brachy-
What s 'short'.
Forms a new medical term.
What is a prefix?