Prefixes
tachy
fast
-ologist
specialist
my
muscle
Electrocardiogram
EKG
Known as the father of Medicine
Hippocrates
brady
slow
-trophy
development
thorac
chest
Human Immunodefiency Virus
HIV
During this time period, no medical procedures were allowed, nor treatment
Dark Ages
poly-
many
-edema
swelling
gloss
tongue
every day
qd
Procedure that involves drilling hole into skull
Trepanation
a-
not, without
-megaly
enlargement
aden
gland
Transient ischemic attack
TIA
Older name for a pharmacy
apothecary
epi
above, upon
-gen/-genesis
originating, causing
cry/o
cold
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder
COPD
Founder of Modern Nursing
Florence Nightingale