Medical Terminology

MedicalAbbreviations

100

Blood Pressure, Pulse, Respirations, and Temperature are commonly known by this abbreviation

VS - Vital Signs

200

One of the first tests ordered if you complain of chest pain

EKG or ECG - Electrocardiogram

300

The most commonly used IV fluid to treat dehydration

NS - Normal Saline

400

Diagnosis often received after many years of cigarette smoking

COPD - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

500

Insulin resistant disease resulting in elevated levels of glucose in the blood and urine

DM - Diabetes Mellitus

Prefixes

100

Above or Above normal

Hyper-

200

Few or very little

Oligo-

300

Blue

Cyano-

400

Fast

Tachy-

500

Next to

Juxta-

Root Words

100

Brachio-

Arm

200

Myringo-

Eardrum

300

Arthro-/Articulo-

Joint

400

Laparo-

Abdomen

500

Cysto-

Urinary Bladder

Suffixes

100

Excision/Removal of

-ectomy

200

Puncture/Aspiration of

-centesis

300

Record/Image/Picture

-gram

400

Inflammation

-itis

500

Excessive Flow/Discharge

-rrhage/-rrhagia

Putting it all Together

100

4 extremity paralysis

Quadriplegia

200

Enlargement of the Liver

Hepatomegaly

300

Lung Specialist

Pulmonologist

400

Ear, Nose, and Throat Doctor

Otolaryngologists

500

Surgical removal of ovary and uterus

Oophorohysterectomy: