Medical Terminology for Practical Nurses

Suffix

100

is a rule to follow when the suffix begins with a vowel 

what is drop the combining vowel?

200

-ation, -ia, -ism, -osis, -sis, -y

what is means condition?

300

ac, al, an, ar, ary, eal, ic, ine, ior, oid, ous, tic

what is means pertaining to?

400

the suffix term to "indicating the visual inspection and the instrument used to examine are similar but still different"

what is -scope or -scopy?

500

The plural form of the word meaning stones (calculus)

what is calculi?

Prefix

100

ante, pre, pro, pros

what means before?

200

post, poster/o/, re, retro

what means behind 

300

uria is urination what prefix do we add to changed it to mean painful urination 

what is dys?

400

when a condition occurs on both sides of the body 

what is bilateral?

500

where the baby located when it is inside the mom

what is intrauterine?

Words in Action

100

mass or tumour of the blood 

what is hemat/o/ma?

200

inflammation of the urethra 

what is urethr/itis?

300

surgical removal of the prostate gland

wht is the prostate/ectomy?

400

pertaining to a recent or now birth 

what is neo/nat/al?

500

surgical resection of a peice of each vas deferens

what is a vas/ectomy?

Abbreviations & Acronyms

100

CNS

what is Central Nervous System?

200

DNR

What is Do Not Resuscitate? 

300

IM/IV

Intramuscular/Intravenous 

400

SOAP

What is Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan?

500

Apgar 

What is Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, Respiration?

Abbreviations & Acronyms

100

abd

What is Abdomen? 

200

ad lib

What is freely as tolerated?

300

BUN

What is Blood Urea Nitrogen?

400

LFT

What are Liver Function Test?

500

PFT 

What are Pulmonary Function Test?