Prefixes/Suffixes
Abbreviations I
Abbreviations II
Anatomical Directions
Conditions
100
Prefix angio means this.
What is vessel?
100
AED.
What is automated external defibrillator?
100
PT.
What is patient?
100
Anterior.
What is front of body or surface?
100
Bradycardia.
What is low heart rate?
200
Suffix uria means this.
What is pertaining to the urine.
200
N/V.
What is nausea/vomiting?
200
Kg.
What is kilogram?
200
Distal.
What is furthest from trunk?
200
Hypoperfusion.
What is shock (low body tissue perfusion)?
300
Prefix poly means this.
What is many or multiple?
300
MVC.
What is motor vehicle crash?
300
C/C.
What is chief complaint.
300
Lateral.
What is farthest part of the body from the midline?
300
Epistaxis.
What is a nosebleed?
400
Prefix hypo means this.
What is low?
400
PO.
What is by mouth.
400
NKDA.
What is no known drug allergies?
400
Posterior.
What is back of body or surface?
400
Myocardial Infarction.
What is a heart attack?
500
Suffix megaly means this.
What is enlargement of?
500
ASA.
What is aspirin?
500
HTN.
What is hypertension?
500
Superior.
What is nearest to the head?
500
Cholecystitis.
What is inflammation or infection of the gallbladder?