Abbreviations
Prefixes
Hyper and Hypo
Suffixes
Terms!
100
Bx
What is biopsy
100
Macro-
What is Large
100
Hypoglycemia
What is low sugar in the blood or low blood sugar
100
-cyte, -cytic
What is cell
100
Nephritis
What is inflammation of the kidney
200
BID
What is twice daily or twice a day
200
Ab-
What is Away from
200
Hypercalcemia
What is excessive calcium in the blood
200
-stenosis
What is narrowing or stricture
200
Nocturia
What is urinating at night
300
RLQ
What is Right Lower Quadrant
300
Contra-
What is against, opposite
300
Hypokalemia
What is low potassium in the blood
300
-osis
What is abnormal condition
300
epistaxis
What is nose bleed
400
DVT
What is deep vein thrombosis
400
Circum-
What is around
400
Hypercalcemia
What is High calcium in the blood
400
-dipsia
What is thirst
400
rhinorrhea
What is nasal discharge
500
CABG
What is coronary artery bypass graft
500
Dia-, trans-
What is through, across
500
Hyponatremia
What is low sodium in the blood
500
-lith
What is stone
500
Dysphagia
What is difficulty eating, swallowing
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