Abbreviations
Which Word?
Define the term
Word Roots/Meanings
Other
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The abbreviation NPO stands for

What is Nothing by moth

100

The medical term that describes an inflammation of the stomach

What is gastritis

100

A medical specialist concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease is a/an

What is a Cardiologist

100

The word root joint means

What is arthr

100

The most common combing form used is

What is "O"

200

Respiratory Rate can be abbreviated as

What is RR

200

A specialist in the study of the outbreaks of disease is a/an

What is an Epidemiologist?

200

The cavity that contains the major organs of digestion

What is the Abdominal cavity

200

The word root that means stomach

What is gastr

200
The prefix epi- means

What is above

300

The abbreviation PRN stands for

What is As Needed

300

The inflammation of the skin is

What is dermatitis?

300

The term proximal means the direction 

What is toward to nearer the midline

300

The word root that means liver is

What is hepat

300

The abbreviation BP means

what is blood pressure
400
hx is the abbreviation for what word

What is history

400

The word that means bad, difficult

What is dys-

400

Hepatitis means inflammation of the

What is the liver

400

hyper- means

What is excessive, increased, above, above normal

400

The suffix -plasty means

What is the surgical repair

500

Diagnosis can be abbreviated as

What is dx

500

What is the suffix used for tumor

What is -oma

500

Enlargement of the heart is defined as

What is cardiomegaly 
500

Surgical removal of a kidney is nephrectomy. What is the word root of kidney?

What is nephr

500

-centesis is the suffix meaning

what is surgical puncture to remove fluid

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