Medical Terminology (Prefixes & Suffixes)
This prefix means slow
What is brady
This plane divides the body into left and right halves.
What is the sagittal plane?
The cavity that contains the heart and lungs
What is the thoracic cavity?
The abbreviation CC in a medical note stands for this
What is chief complaint?
Double Jeopardy!!!!
A note reads: Hx of HTN. What does HTN stand for?
Hypertension
The suffix -itis means this.
What is inflammation?
This plane divides the body into anterior and posterior sections.
What is the frontal (coronal) plane?
The cavity that contains the brain
What is the cranial cavity?
The abbreviation Hx stands for this.
What is history?
A note says: Pt c/o CP radiating to left arm. What does this mean?
What is patient complains of chest pain radiating to the left arm?
The suffix -ectomy means this procedure
surgical removal?
This plane divides the body into superior and inferior sections.
What is the transverse plane?
The cavity that contains the stomach, liver, and intestines.
What is the abdominal cavity?
The abbreviation PRN means this.
What is As Needed
20-year-old female celebrity (PT) comes to the outpatient clinic for evaluation. Her PSH (past surgical history) includes an appendectomy at age 15. She reports mild abdominal pain. The provider orders a CBC and UA. The note states: RTC in 1 week for FU.
What do the abbreviations CBC, UA, RTC, and FU mean?
What is a Complete blood count, Urinalysis, Return to Clinic and Follow up?
This Prefix means fast
What is Tachy
Double Jeopardy !!!!!
The midsagittal plane divides the body into these two equal parts
What are equal left and right halves?
The cavity that contains the urinary bladder and reproductive organs.
What is the pelvic cavity?
The abbreviation PE means this.
What is Physical Exam
A patient note states: SX include sore throat and congestion. PT advised to use OTC medication and RTC in 2 days if no improvement.”
What do the abbreviations SX, PT, OTC, and RTC mean?
What are Symptoms, Patient, Over-the-Counter, and Return to Clinic?
Double Jeopardy!!!!
This suffix means surgical repair or reconstruction of a body part
What is plasty?
The heart is _________ to the stomach
What is superior
The cavity that surrounds the heart.
What is the pericardial cavity?
The abbreviation SOB in medical notes means this.
What is shortness of breath?
What does CC Stand for
What is Chief Complaint