Intro to Nursing Medical Terminology

Abbreviations

100

SOB

What is the abbreviation for shortness of breath?

200

MI

What is the abbreviation for myocardial infarction?

300

NPO

What is the abbreviation for Nothing By Mouth?

400

ADL

What is the abbreviation for Activity of Daily Living?

500

HTN

What is the abbreviation for Hypertension?

Prefixes

100

Rhin-

What prefix means nose?

200

Hemi-

What Prefix mean half ?

300

Brady-

What Prefix means slow ?

400

Tachy-

What Prefix means rapid or fast ?

500

Bronch-

What prefix means bronchi?

Suffixes

100

-megaly

What suffix means enlargement ?

200

-uria

What suffix means in the urine?

300

-cyte

What suffix means cell?

400

-emia

What suffix means blood condition ?

500

-ltis

What suffix means inflammation of ?

Root Words

100

Liver

What does the root word hepat mean ?

200

Bone

What does the root word osteo mean ?

300

Kidney

What does the root word nepthro mean ?

400

Gums

What does the root word gingivia mean ?

500

White

What does the root word leuko mean ?

Misc. Med. Term.

100

Hardening of the artery

What does atherosclerosis mean?

200

Infection in the blood

What does septicemia mean ?

300

Inflammation of the skin

What does dermatitis means ?

400

Inflammation of the vein

What does phlebitis mean?

500

Dilation of the bronchi

What does bronchiectasis mean?