med term quiz .0 Flashcards
prefixes, suffixes, abbreviations
1
Q
abnormal, painful
A
dys
2
Q
surrounding or around
A
peri
3
Q
head
A
cephal
4
Q
red or reddish
A
erythr/o
5
Q
many, multiple
A
poly
6
Q
four
A
quad
7
Q
nerve, nerves, nervous system
A
neur/o
8
Q
blue
A
cyan/o
9
Q
before or anterior
A
pre
10
Q
white or white blood cell
A
leuk/o
11
Q
slow, heavy
A
brady
12
Q
pus
A
pyo
13
Q
inside
A
endo
14
Q
half or one half of the body
A
hemi
15
Q
above or beyond
A
supra
16
Q
water or watery fluid
A
hydro
17
Q
fast or rapid
A
tachy
18
Q
bone
A
oste/o
19
Q
high, above normal
A
hyper
20
Q
below, less than normal
A
hypo
21
Q
on top of, on, over
A
epi
22
Q
under, below
A
sub
23
Q
against, opposing, contrary
A
anti
24
Q
excision or surgical removal
A
-ectomy
25
surgical creation of an opening
-ostomy
26
surgical cutting or incision
-otomy
27
flow or discharge
-rrhea
28
a swelling or tumor
-oma
29
related to vision
-opia
30
science or study of
-ology
31
carbon dioxide (in the blood)
-capnia
32
SQ
subcutaneous
33
TID
3 times a day
34
NPO
nothing by mouth
35
AC
before meals
36
I&O
intake and output
37
stat
right now/ immediately
38
R/O
rule out
39
IM
intramuscular injection
40
WNL
within normal limits
41
PO
by mouth
42
HS
at bedtime
43
U/A
urinalysis
44
IV
intravenous
45
Sx
symptoms
46
OU
both eyes
47
BRP
bathroom privileges
48
PRN
when necessary
49
QHS
once a day at bedtime
50
PMH
past medical history
51
NAS
neonatal abstinence syndrome
52
SOB
shortness of breath
53
OS
left eye
54
OOB
out of bed
55
HOB
head of bed
56
NKA
no known allergies
57
H&P
history and physical
58
DC (or d/c)
discontinue (or discharge)
59
MRSA
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
60
OD
once a day (or right eye)
61
ROM
range of motion
62
ORIF
open reduction internal fixation
63
NKDA
no known drug allergies
64
BID
2 times a day
65
V/S
vital signs
66
N/V
nausea and vomiting
