Body Parts
Prefixes and Suffixes
Abbreviations
Chart Confusion
Grab Bag
100

Medical Terminology for heart

What is cardi/o; cardiac

100

What does -itis mean?

What is inflammation

100

what does SBO and abd mean

What is Short Bowel Obstruction and abdominal

100

What does NWB and Fx mean

What is non weight bearing and fracture

100

What does hypo and hyper mean respectively?

Low and High

200

Medical Terminology for lung

What is pulmon/o

200

What does dys- mean?

What is difficult or painful

200

What does OOB and SOB mean?

What is out of bed and shortness of breath

200

What does HFpEF mean

What is heart failure with reduced ejection fraction mean

200

What does Tachy and Brady mean respectively?

What is fast and slow

300

Medical Terminology for liver

What is hepat/o
300

What does a- an- mean?

What is lack of or without

300

What does BLE mean

What is bilateral lower extremity

300

What does CKD and CN mean

What is chronic kidney disease and cranial nerves

300
What does AC and tid mean?

What is before meals and three times a day

400

Medical Terminology for head

Cephal/o

400

What does -ismus mean

What is spasm or contraction

400

What does dx and tx mean

what is diagnosis and treatment

400

What does PMH and ROM mean

what is past medical history and range of motion

400

What does hemat/o mean

pertaining to blood

500

Medical Terminology for Kidney

What is Nephr/o

500

What does -ectomy and otomy mean?

What is the surgical removal of something and to cut into

500

What does SMA mean

What is superior mesenteric artery

500

What does NAEO and WNL mean

What is no acute events overnight and within normal limits

500

What does QOD and s/p mean

What is every other day and status post