Word Element
Prefix meaning: ad-
prefix meaning: "toward" or "near
Wheelchair
w/c
Building blocks of life
Cell
RUQ
Right upper quadrant
Blood clot
Thrombus
Sufix meaning: -uria
suffix referring to the presence of a substance in the urine
ac
before meals
Increased heart rate
Tachycardia
Toward the side of the body
Lateral
Excessive flow of blood
Hemorrhage
Prefix meaning: cephal(o)-
prefix referring to the head
DNR
Do Not Resuscitate
Lower chambers of the heart
Ventricles
Away from the point of attachment
Distal
Paraplegia
Suffix meaning: -ectomy
suffix meaning "surgical removal" or "excision"
NIDDM
Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
Ovaries secrete
estrogen and progesterone.
LLQ
Lower Left Quadrant
Paralysis that affects only one side of your body
Suffix: -osis
suffix referring to a condition or state
NPO
(Nothing by mouth)
Decrease in size and wasting of muscle tissue
Muscle atrophy
Toward the front of the body
Anterior (ventral)
A surgical procedure to restore the function of a joint.
Arthroplasty