Prefixes
Suffixes
Abbreviations
Anatomy
Illnesses
100
Build words that describe anatomical structure.
What are Latin roots?
100
Suffix meaning cell
What is Cyte?
100
LUQ
What is the abbreviation for Left Upper Quadrant?
100
Assist the other organs in the process
What are Accessory Organs?
100
Medical term for inflammation of the skin
What is Dermatitis?
200
Build words that describe a disease, condition, treatment or diagnosis.
What are Greek roots?
200
Ectomy
What is the suffix for Removal of?
200
Abbreviation for the Right Lower Quadrant
What is RLQ?
200
Contains Cranial Cavity and Vertebral Canal
What is the Dorsal Cavity?
200
What you as the caregiver hears, sees, smells, observes (Objective Indicator) VS. What is experienced only by the patient (Subjective Indicator)
What is Sign VS. Symptom
300
Prefix meaning difficulty.
What is Dys?
300
Suffix referring to a tumor
What is Oma?
300
NKDA
What is the abbreviation for No Known Drug Allergies?
300
Region superior to the umbilical region
What is the Epigastric region?
300
Chronic liver damage from a variety of causes leading to scarring and liver failure
What is Cirrhosis?
400
Near, beside, beyond
What is the prefix Para?
400
Suffix meaning enlargement
What is Megaly?
400
Abbreviation for medical history
What is Hx?
400
Number of thoracic vertebrae
What is 12 vertebrae?
400
The rapid swelling (edema) of the dermis, subcutaneous tissue, mucosa and submucosal tissues
What is Angioedema?
500
Many, much
What is the prefix Poly?
500
-Itis
What is the suffix that describes Inflammation?
500
PERRLA
What is the abbreviation for Pupils are Equal, Round, Responsive to Light and Accommodations?
500
Medical term for a stable internal environment
What is Homeostasis?
500
A disease of adults that is characterized by softening of the bones and is analogous to rickets in the young.
What is Osteomalacia?