Prefixes
What prefix means "below normal"?
HYPO
What suffix means "inflammation"?
itis
What medical term refers to "high blood sugar"?
HYPERglycemia
What root word refers to the heart?
Cardio
What does "TID" stand for?
Three times a day
What prefix means "fast"?
TACHY
What suffix means "surgical removal"?
ECTOMY
What medical term refers to inflammation of the joints?
Arthritis
What root word refers to the stomach?
GASTRO
What does "AC" stand for?
before meals
What prefix means "slow?"
BRADY
What suffix means "the study of"?
OLOGY
This is the term for a medical condition where a person's blood pressure drops when they are standing up or sitting down, sometimes causing fainting
Orthostatic HYPOtension
What root word refers to the bones?
OSTEO
What does "PRN" stand for?
As needed
What prefix means "around"?
Peri
Anoxia means-
an absence of oxygen.
What root word refers to the kidneys?
NEPHRO
What does "UNG" stand for?
Ointment
What prefix means "painful" or "difficult"?
DYS
What suffix means "condition of urine" ?
URIA
This is a "superbug" that has symptoms such as profuse watery diarrhea, fever, nausea, and abdominal pain. It is often caused by overuse of antibiotics.
C. difficile
"C.Diff"
What root word refers to blood?
hema, hemo
What does "q8h prn" stand for?
every 8 hours as needed