Medical Terminology Review

Prefixes

100

Tachy

What is Fast?

200

Lipo

What is Fat?

300

Epi

What is Above?

400

Ultra

What is Beyond/Excess?

500

Retro

What is Backward?

Suffixes

100

Itis

What is Inflammation of?

200

Ologist

What is Specialist?

300

Emesis

What is Vomit?

400

Sclerosis

What is Hardening?

500

Orrhagia

What is Hemorrhage?

Root Words

100

Cardi/o

What is Heart?

200

Leuko

What is White?

300

Pneumo/Pulm

What is Lung?

400

Angio

What is Blood Vessel?

500

Myelo

What is Bone Marrow?

Translations

100

Rx: 2 tabs acetaminophen BID x 5D. 1 tab p 5D PRN. 

What is?:

Rx - Prescription

Tab - Tablets

BID - Two times daily

5D - Five days

p - After

PRN - As needed

200

Rx: Benzonatate 200mg 1 cap PO Q8h PRN for cough.

What is?:

Rx - Prescription

Mg - Milligrams

cap - Capsule

PO - By mouth

Q8h - Every eight hours

PRN - As needed

300

2 drops in both ears four times a day for 10 days then 1 drop in both ears 2 times a day for 10 days then as needed. 

What is?: gtts, AU, QID, 10D, BID, PRN.

400

Red swelling around right leg. Patient has limited range of motion in right leg. Physician performs an x-ray on right leg. Physician finds severe fracture in right leg. 

What is?: Pt, R, RoM, XR, Fx.

500

Abbreviate: Patient resides in critical care unit after operation and needs vital signs checked every 4 hours. After recovery, patient is to be referred to physical therapy and discharged.  

What is?: Pt, CCU, p, op, VS, Q4h, PT, d/c.

Introduction to Medical Terminology

100

What are medical terms based off of?

What is Greek and Latin words?

200

Part of the word that precedes the root and changes its meaning.

What is Prefix?

300

Ending that follows the root and changes its meaning. 

What is Suffix?

400

Foundation of a word.

What is Root Word?

500

Used when the suffix begins with a consonant.

What is Combining Vowels?