Prefix
Suffix
Abbreviations
Anatomical Position
Definitions
100
What word part is found at the beginning of the word and modifies the meaning?
Prefix
100
What suffix means “condition of”?
–osis
100
The abbreviation "kg" means?
kilogram
100
Which anatomical plane divides the body into right and left regions?
sagittal
100
If Ms. Phan has diabetes, a long-term condition that comes on gradually, she has what kind of condition?
chronic
200
Which prefix would you use to describe a person who is partially conscious?
semi-
200
The suffix -plasty means:
surgical repair
200
The abbreviation "qd" means?
Every day
200
The doctor notes a suspicious mole on the anterior of Ms. Phan’s thigh. Where is it?
on the front of the thigh
200
What is the name for a skin graft using the patient’s own skin?
dermatoautoplasty
300
Which prefix refers to “one”?
mono-
300
What word part means “paralysis?”
–plegia
300
The abbreviation "NPO" means?
Nothing by mouth
300
If the heart is located “superior” to the femur, where is its location?
above the femur
300
What is the name of a non-constructed term that comes from an important person’s name?
eponym
400
Which word part means “few, a small amount?”
oligo-
400
What word part means “process of measuring with an instrument?”
–metry
400
The abbreviation "qid" means?
Four times a day
400
If Ms. Phan has edema distal to her knees. Where is the swelling?
further away from her body than her knee
400
The words erythema and edema indicate that Mr. Johnson has ___________ around the wound?
redness and swelling
500
Which word part means “new?”
neo-
500
In addition to –al, -ic, -ous, -ary and –ac, which other suffix means “pertaining to”?
-ar
500
A doctor writes a prescription for medication to be taken ac & hs. When should the patient take it?
before meals and at bedtime
500
The lower appendages is a region consisting of what 7 body parts?
Buttocks, thighs, knees, legs, ankles, feet, and toes
500
A non-constructed term made from the first letters in a complex medical term is an?
acronym