Prefixes
anti-
What is against?
-itis
What is inflammation (of)?
cardi (o)
What is heart?
PRN
What is as needed?
NKDA
What is no known drug allergies?
brady-
What is slow?
-algia
What is pain?
cervic (o)
What is neck?
Q4H
What is every four hours?
mL
What is milliliter?
dys-
What is difficult/painful/bad?
-ectomy
What is surgical removal of?
oste (o)
What is bone?
BP
What is blood pressure?
HOB
What is head of bed?
neph- (r, ro)
What is kidney?
-gram
What is a tracing/picture/record?
gastr (o)
What is stomach?
HTN
What is hypertension?
O2 sat
What is oxygen saturation?
a-, an-
What is without or lack of?
-ologist
What is a person who does/studies?
Derm (o); Dermat (o)
What is skin?
HOH
What is hard of hearing?
ADL
What is activities of daily living?