Word Parts
what is time, location, #, direction, measurement
NPO
what is Not by mouth
what is half
1:11 am
what is 0111
who was the founder of medicine
who is hippocrates
what does a suffix indicate?
what is disease, symptom, diagnosis, procedure or surgery
CA
what is cancer
a, an-
what is without, negative
midnight
what is 2400 or 0000
what 2 languages make up MT
what is latin and greek
what is a root word?
what is body part
NKDA
what is no known drug allergy
lapar/o
what is abdomen?
7:55 pm
what is 1955
what does pn in medicine sound like?
what is "n"-pneumonia
What is a combining form?
what is a root word with a combining vowel
Rx
what is prescription?
-rrhaphy
what is suture
2:24 pm
what is 1424
how would your break apart gastroenterology?
what is RW gastr, CV o, RW Entero, CV o, suffix logy=study of stomach and small intestine
what is a combining vowel
what is a vowel that helps with pronunciation, generally the letter "o"
DOB
what is date of birth?
-ous
what is pertaining to
3:33 am
what is 0333
what is medical errors