Suffixes
-pnea
What is breathing
di-
What is two, double, or twice
AMA
What is against medical advice?
anter/o
What is toward or near the front or ventral?
This cavity is where you would find the stomach, liver, pancreas, and other vital organs.
What is the abdominopelvic cavity?
-pathy
What is disease?
micro-
What is small?
prn
What is as needed?
proxim/o
What is nearer to the axial body?
When the body is divided into two equal parts, one on the left and one on the right.
What is the midsagittal (midline, median) plane?
-penia
What is decrease, deficiency
poly-
What is many?
H & P
What is history & physical?
later/o
What is away from the midline or toward the side?
This is the structural unit that forms all body tissues
What are cells?
-static
What is not in motion or at rest?
pan-
What is all?
OTC
What is Over The Counter?
ventr/o
What is front or anterior?
This portion of the body includes the arms and legs.
What is the appendicular skeleton?
-plegia
What is paralysis?
ambi-
What is both, both sides, around, or about?
DNR
dors/o
What is back or posterior?
What is atomic, molecular, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, and organism (human body)?