Abbreviations
Prefixes
Suffixes
Root Words
Misc. Medical Terms
100
Immediately or at once
What does the abbreviation STAT mean ?
100

Contra-

What is prefix means against ?

100
-Megaly
What suffix means enlargement ?
100
Liver
What does the root word hepat mean ?
100

on both sides

What does bilaterally mean ?

200
Do Not Resuscitate
What does the abbreviation DNR mean ?
200
Hemi-
What Prefix mean half ?
200
-Ectomy
What suffix means removal of ?
200
Bone
What does the root word osteo mean ?
200
Infection in the blood
What does septicemia mean ?
300
BID
What is the medical abbreviation for twice a day ?
300
Brady-
What Prefix means slow ?
300

-algia

What suffix mean pain ?

300
Tongue
What does the root word lingua or glosso mean ?
300
Inflammation of the skin
What does dermatitis means ?
400
Nothing By mouth
What does the abbreviations NPO mean ?
400
Tachy
What Prefix means rapid or fast ?
400
-Emia
What suffix mean blood condition ?
400
Gums
What does the root word gingivia mean ?
400
Nephrologist
What kind of specialist does a person with kidney stones need to see ?
500
Electroencepholagram
What does the abbreviation EEG mean ?
500

ad-

What Prefix means toward ?

500
-ltis
What suffix mean inflammation of ?
500
White
What does the root word leuko mean ?
500
Gastritis
What is the likely cause of upper abdominal pain which is experienced after eating spicy foods ?
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