Abbreviations
Immediately or at once
What does the abbreviation STAT mean ?
Dys-
What Prefix means bad / difficult? (dyspnea)
-Ectomy
What suffix means removal of? (mastectomy)
Bone
What does the root word osteo mean?
Gastritis
What does inflammation of the stomach lining mean?
AND
What does the allow natural death mean?
Hemi-
What Prefix mean half? (hemiplegia)
-Emia
What suffix mean blood condition? (hypokalemia)
Etio
What is the root word for cause of disease?
on both sides
What does bilateral mean?
TID
What is the medical abbreviation for three times a day?
Ab-
What Prefix means away from? (Abduction)
-pathy
What suffix mean disease? (cardiopathy)
White
What does the root word leuko mean?
Diaphoresis
What does perspiration mean?
SOB
What is the abbreviation for shortness of breath?
Trans-
What Prefix means through or across? (Transection or Transmit)
-Oxia
What suffix means oxygen? (Hypoxia)
Gums
What does the root word gingivia mean?
Nephrologist
What does kidney physician / specialist mean?
Electroencepholagram
What does the abbreviation EEG mean?
Later-
What Prefix means side? (
-Megaly
What suffix means enlargement? (cardiomegaly)
Tongue
What does the root word lingua or glosso mean?
Infection of the blood
What does septicemia mean?