Prefixes
What is the prefix for macro-?
What is large
What does the abbreviation BP stand for?
Blood Pressure.
(the force of blood against artery walls as the heart pumps.)
What is the word root for ear ?
What is ot/o.
What does the suffix logy mean?
What is study of
What is the movement that bends the foot upward at the angle ?
What is dorsiflexion.
What is the prefix for di-?
What is two
What does the abbreviation NPO mean?
Nothing By Mouth.
(used to prevent aspiration and ensure accurate results before medical procedures or tests.)
What is the meaning for the word root oste/o ?
What is bone.
What does the suffix -itis mean?
What is inflamation
What is the (bending) decreases the angle of the joint?
What is flexion
What is the prefix for brady-?
What is slow
What does the acronym TPR stand for?
Temperature, Pulse, and Respirations.
(three vital signs used to assess basic body function.)
What is the word root for Artery?
What is arteri/o
What is the suffix for urination; condition of urine?
What is -uria
What is the movement of the joint in a circular motion?
What is circumduction.
What is the prefix for trans-?
What is across; through
What does the abbreviation CPR stand for?
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
(an emergency procedure used when someone’s heart stops beating or they stop breathing.)
What Is the meaning for the word root chondr/o?
what is cartilage.
What does the suffix -oma mean?
What is tumor
What is Plantarflexion?
What is the movement that bends the foot downward at the ankle.
What is the prefix for a-, an-?
What is without; lack of; absent
What does the abbreviation MI stand for?
Myocardial Infarction.
(aka heart attack; occurs when blood flow to the heart is blocked.)
What is the meaning for the word root thorac/o ?
What is chest.
What is the suffix for kill?
What is -cide
What is extension
What is the (Straightening) increases the angle of the joint.