Prefixes
Without, lack of
a - an
Crani(o)
Skull
Duction
Make something happen
Located at or toward the front of the body or body part
BID
Twice a daily
Brady
Slow
Cardi(o)
Heart
Ectomy
Removal of, Excision
Lateral
ADL
Activities of Daily Living
Hemi
Half
Cyan(o)
Blue
Inflammation
Itis
Medial
The closest to the midline of the body
PRN
As needed, as necessary
Small, Scant
Olig
Nephr(o)
Kidney
Oma
Tumor
Proximal
Nearest to the trunk of the body or the point of origin (the knee is proximal to the foot)
LUQ
Left Upper Quadrant
Fast
Tachy
Mamm(o) / Mast(o)
Breast, Mammary gland
Uria
Condition of the uria
The back surface of the body
Posterior (dorsal)
HS
Hour of sleep / bedtime