Abbreviations
Prefixes
Suffixes
Root Words
Misc. Medial Terms
100

EMS

What is "Emergency Medical Services?"

100

Pre-

What is "Before?"

100

-megaly

What is "Enlargement?"

100

Cardi

What is "Heart?"

100

on both sides

What is "Bilateral?"

200

DNR

What is "Do Not Resuscitate?"

200

Hemi-

What is "Half?"

200

-ectomy

What is "Surgical Removal Of?"

200

Osteo

What is "Bone?"

200

Infection in the blood

What is "Sepsis?"

300

BLS

What is "Basic Life Support?"

300

Brady-

What is "Slow?"

300

-pathy

What is "Disease?"

300

Hepat

What is "Liver?"

300

Inflammation of the skin

What is "Dermatitis?"

400

LOC

What is "Level of Consciousness?"

400

Tachy-

What is "Rapid" or "Fast?"

400

-emia

What is "Blood Condition?"

400

Pulmonary

What is "Lungs?"

400

Who does a person with kidney stones need to see?

What is "Nephrologist?"

500

JVD

What is "Jugular Vein Distension?"

500

A-

What is "without?"

500

-ltis

What is "Inflammation?"

500

Nephr

What is "Kidney?"

500

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

What is "Gastritis?"