Medical Terminology Jeopardy Game

Abbreviations

100

Orders for immediately or at once

What does the abbreviation STAT 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

Electroencepholagram

What does the abbreviation EEG mean ?

Prefixes

100

Meso-

What Prefix mean middle?

200

Hemi-

What Prefix mean half ?

300

Brady-

What Prefix means slow ?

400

Tachy

What Prefix means rapid or fast ?

500

Retro-

What Prefix means behind or backwards ?

Suffixes

100

-Megaly

What suffix means enlargement ?

200

-Ectomy

What suffix means removal of ?

300

path

What suffix mean disease ?

400

-Emia

What suffix mean blood condition ?

500

-ltis

What suffix mean inflammation of ?

Root Words

100

Liver

What does the root word hepat mean ?

200

Bone

What does the root word osteo mean ?

300

Tongue

What does the root word lingua or glosso mean ?

400

Gums

What does the root word gingivia mean ?

500

White

What does the root word leuko mean ?

Misc. Medial Terms

100

on both sides

What does bilaterally mean ?

200

Infection in the blood

What does septicemia mean?

300

Gravida

What terms refers to the number of times a woman has been pregnant?

400

Nephrologist

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

500

Melena

What is the term for black, tarry stools?