Word Building
Prefixes
Abbreviations 1
Hodge Podge
Opposites
100
The foundation of the word; there may be more than one of these in a word
What is the word root?
100

The word for 'back'

What is dors?

100
RLQ
What is right lower quadrant?
100
Prefix that without
What is a or an?
100
Prefix for fast
What is brady?
200
The ending of the word, which is read first
What is the suffix?
200
the prefix word meaning difficult or painful
What is dys
200
OU
What is both eyes?
200
This prefix means 'before'
What is ante?
200
Prefix for front
What is dors?
300
The beginning of a word. May or may not be included for this medical term
What is the prefix?
300
The prefix word for around
What is circus?
300
Translate: patient has n/v, and to remain npo, then cl liq
What is: patient has nausea and vomiting, and to remain with nothing by mouth, then on clear liquids?
300
What is the opposite of hemi?
What is whole
300
single (prefix).
What is di or diplo?
400
In the word 'bradycardia', this word part describes the root word.
What is the prefix (brady)?
400
Two prefixes (2 different, opposite words) which stand for 'outside' and 'within'
What is 'echo', and what is 'endo'
400
Translate: Pt Rx of 2 gtts to OD hs
What is patient prescription of 2 drops to right eye at bedtime?
400
If someone has carditis (inflammation of the cardiac muscle), but it occurs above the muscle, by adding this prefix what would be the correct term?
What is epicarditis?
400
One (prefix)
What is bi?
500
The letter that links the root to the suffix or the root to another root.
What is the combining vowel.
500
One prefix stands for above and the other prefix stands for below
What is 'hyper' and 'hypo'
500
Translate: VS and UA Qod
What is vital signs and urinalysis every other day?
500
If an injury occurs between the costals (ribs), it would be called this
What is inter costal?
500
A movement toward something (prefix)
What is ab?
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