Medical Terminology Jeopardy

Prefixes

100

Bi

This prefix means 'two

200

Poly

This prefix means too much or many

300

Hemo(o)

This prefix means blood

400

Tachy

This prefix means fast

500

Ventra

This prefix means front

Suffixes

100

Meter

This suffix means measure

200

Uria

This suffix means 'to do with urine

300

Oma

This suffix means tumor 

400

Pnea

This suffix means breathing

500

Rrhea

This suffix means 'discharge flow

Root Words

100

Cardio

This root word means heart

200

Gastro

This root word means stomach

300

Glyc

This means sugar or glucose

400

Pulmon

This root word means lungs

500

Neph(o)

This root word means kidney

Medical Abbreviations

100

Pt

Patient

200

CC

Chief Complaint

300

Hx

History

400

Dx

Diagnosis

500

R/O

Rule out

Subjective or Objective

100

Bp of 120/85

Objective

200

Pt gives family hx of diabetes

Subjective

300

Pt has cc of H/A for the past 3 months

Subjective

400

Lab reports shows elevated glucose levels

Objective

500

A pt comes in with a CC of lower abdominal pain, nausea, and difficulty swallowing. Past labs show pt had an X-ray of the abdomen, and slightly elevated WBC count. Vitals show slightly elevated BP (130/90), 87 BPM, BT of 97^oF.

Subjective: abdominal pain, nausea, difficulty swallowing

Objective: Elevated BP (130/90), 87 BPM, BT of 97^oF, X-ray of the abdomen, slightly elevated WBC count.