In the beginning...
cardi(o)
What is the root word for: heart
edema
What is the swelling of body tissue?
ICU
What is Intensive care Unit
-megaly
What is a suffix meaning: enlarged
crani
What is the root word for: skull
CXR
What is chest x-ray?
What is the prefix meaning: slow
cerumen
What is earwax?
URI
What is Upper respiratory infection
Lingu/o-
What is the prefix for tongue?
-emesis
What is a suffix meaning: vomiting
hepat/o
What is the root word for: liver
epistaxis
What is a nosebleed?
BID
What is twice a day
Angi/o-
What is the prefix meaning: blood vessel
-phagia
What is a suffix meaning: swallowing, eating
Pleurisy
What is inflammation of the pleural lining of the lung?
ABG
What is Arterial Blood Gas