Medical Terminology Jeopardy Game

Abbreviations

100

QID

What does the abbreviation 4 times a day mean ?

200

Do Not Resuscitate

What does the abbreviation DNR mean ?

300

BID

What is the medical abbreviation for twice a day ?

400

Nothing By mouth

What does the abbreviations NPO mean ?

500

ACL

Anterior cruciate ligament 

Prefixes

100

Pre-

What Prefix mean before ?

200

Intra

What Prefix mean within?

300

endo

What Prefix means inside?

400

peri

What Prefix means around?

500

erythr

What Prefix means Red ?

Suffixes

100

ac

What suffix means pertaining to ?

200

-Ectomy

What suffix means removal of ?

300

Itis

inflammation

400

osis

What suffix mean abnormal condition ?

500

centesis

What suffix mean puncture a cavity to remove fluid ?

Root Words

100

Liver

What does the root word hepat mean ?

200

Bone

What does the root word osteo mean ?

300

nephr

What does the root wood kidney mean ?

400

cephal

What does the root word head, skull, brain mean ?

500

derm

What does the root word skin mean ?

Misc. Medial Terms

100

on both sides

What does bilaterally mean ?

200

Inflammation of the kidney

What does nepheritis mean ?

300

Inflammation of the skin

What does dermatitis means ?

400

Nephrology

What kind of specialty does a person with kidney stones need to see ?

500

Gastritis

What is the likely cause of upper abdominal pain which is experienced after eating spicy foods ?