Roots & Combining
The combining form Cardi/o refers to this vital organ
What is the heart
This prefix means "Fast" or "rapid: as seen in an elevated heart rate.
What is tachy?
This common suffix means "Inflammation of"
What is -itis?
The abbreviation NPO on a patients chart means this instruction regarding intake
What is Nothing by mouth
A patient presenting with dyspnea is experiencing this problem
What is difficulty or painful breathing
The root form hepat/o refers to this organ responsible for detoxifying blood
What are the kidneys
The prefix sub- (as in sublingual means this position relative to a structure
What is under or below?
The suffix -ectomy indicates this surgical action
What is surgical removal or excision
This 3-letter abbreviation stands for administering medication"as needed"
What is PRN
If a patient undergoes a mammogram, they are receiving an image of this body part
What are the kidneys
This prefix indicates "half" as in paralysis affecting one vertical side of the body
What is hemi-?
The suffix -algia (or dynia) translates to this subjective patient experience
What is pain?
In an emergency setting, STAT commands this level of speed or urgency
What is immediately/right now?
A diagnosis of hematuria means this substance is present in the patient's urine
What is blood?
The root word cholecyst/o refers to this small sac-like organ that stores bile
What is the gallbladder
The prefix ab- means moving in this direction relative to the body's midline
What is away from?
The surgical suffix means creating a new, artificial opening, as seen in a colostomy
What is - stomy?
The abbreviation SOB on a respiratory chart stands for this common symptom
What is shortness of breath
A chart entry nothing postprandial hypoglycemia describes low blood sugar occuring at this specific time
What is after a meal?
The root word myel/o can refer to two very different body structures; the spinal cord or this internal bone tissue
What is bone marrow?
The prefix olig/o- signifies this quantity or amount, often used when describing urine output
What is a few, scanty, or little?
What is flow or discharge?
This abbreviation indicates a medication or treatment given four times a day
What is QID?
A patient with splenomegaly has this abnormal physical finding upon abdominal examination
What is an enlarged spleen