Abbreviations
Q.I.D
four times a day
-logy
study of
What is the opposite of tachy-
brady/slow
derm/o
skin
What medical term means "toward the front"?
anterior
electrocardiogram
EKG
-spasm
contraction
What is the meaning for dys-?
painful;difficult
ot/o
ear
p.o
By mouth
AMB
ambulatory
what is the meaning for -tomy?
Process of cutting
bi- and di-
two;twice
thorac/o
chest
circumduction
movement of the joint in a circular motion
What is the meaning for CPR?
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
-algia
pain
pre-
Before; in front of
nas/o, rhino/o
nose
If a body part is closer to the feet than to the head, it is referred to as ______?
Inferior
Myocardial infraction
MI
-emia
Blood condition
mal-
bad, poor
ocul/o, ophthalm/o
describing movement and directional terms
anatomical position