Abbreviations
Prefixes
Key Points
More Abbreviations
Suffixes
100
A & P
What is anatomy & physiology
100
difficult, bad, painful
What is dys-
100
modern language terms that stand for longer phrases
What is acronyms
100
MRI
What is magnetic resonance imaging
100
disease
What is -pathy
200
CBC
What is complete blood count
200
color
What is chloro-
200
founders of modern medicine
Who are the Greeks
200
prn
What is as needed
200
a specialist in
What is -ologist
300
ECG
What is electrocardiogram
300
around, surrounding
What is peri-
300
one of two tubes leading from the kidney to the urinary bladder
What is the ureter
300
sub Q
What is subcutaneous
300
instrument for examining
What is -scope
400
CXR
What is chest x-ray
400
single
What is haplo-
400
inflammation of the brain
What is encephalitis
400
WBC
What is white blood cell
400
cell
What is -cyte
500
CVA
What is cerebrovascular accident
500
man
What is andro-
500
language of choice for medicine and science
What is latin
500
TIA
What is transient ischemic attack
500
nourishment, development
What is -trophy