Abbreviations
What does the abbreviation STAT mean ?
Immediately or at once
What Prefix mean before ?
Pre-
What suffix means enlargement ?
-Megaly
What does the root word hepat mean ?
Liver
What does bilaterally mean ?
on both sides
What does the abbreviation DNR mean ?
Do Not Resuscitate
What Prefix mean half ?
Hemi-
What suffix means removal of ?-Ectomy
-Ectomy
What does the root word osteo mean ?
Bone
What does septicemia mean ?
Infection in the blood
What is the medical abbreviation for twice a day ?
BID
What Prefix means slow ?
Brady-
What suffix mean disease ?
path
What does the root word lingua or glosso mean ?
Tongue
What does dermatitis means ?
Inflammation of the skin
What does the abbreviations NPO mean ?
Nothing By mouth
What Prefix means rapid or fast ?
Tachy
What suffix mean blood condition ?
-Emia
What does the root word gingivia mean ?
Gums
What kind of specialist does a person with kidney stones need to see ?
Nephrologist
What does the abbreviation EEG mean ?
Electroencepholagram
What Prefix means side ?
Later
What suffix mean inflammation of ?
-ltis
What does the root word leuko mean ?
White
Gastritis
What is the likely cause of upper abdominal pain which is experienced after eating spicy foods ?
Gastritis