Abbreviations 1
Med Terms
Abbreviations 2
Prefixes
Prefixes
100

ABG

What is arterial blood gas?

100

Dermatology

What is study of the skin?

100

AK

What is above the knee?

100

Hemi-

What is half?

100

Trans-

What is through?

200

ADHD

What is Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder?

200

Parasitology

What is study of parasites?

200

AMA

What is against medical advice?

200

Di-

What is two?

200

Neo-

What is new?

300

ADL

What is activities of daily living?

300

Physiology

What is study of the function of a living organism?

300

ANS

What is autonomic nervous system?

300

Mono-

What is one?

300

Pseudo-

What is false?

400

AED

What is automated external defibrillator?

400

Geriatrician

What is a physician that specializes in old age?

400
AMI

What is acute myocardial infarction?

400

Poly-

What is many?

400

Iso-

What is same?

500

AF

What is atrial fibrillation?

500

Photobobia

What is the condition of/fear of/sensitivity to light?

500

AP

What is anterior/posterior?

500

Ab-

What is away from?

500

Dia-

What is through?