Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
ab-
A
Away from
2
Q
ad-
A
Toward
3
Q
epi-
A
Above/on
Ex: Epidermis
4
Q
hemi-
A
half/partly
5
Q
infra-
A
beneath
Ex: infraspinatus
6
Q
inter- vs intra-
A
inter: between
intra: within
7
Q
para-
A
near/resembling
Ex: parathyroid
8
Q
per-
A
through
Ex: percutaneous
9
Q
Retro
A
backward/behind
10
Q
peri-
A
Around
11
Q
supra
A
above/over
12
Q
-osis
A
Abnormal condition
13
Q
A&O x3
A
Alert and oriented to person, place and time
14
Q
AICD
A
Automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
15
Q
AMS
A
Altered mental status
16
Q
AT/NC
A
Atraumatic/normocephalic
17
Q
BAHA
A
Bone-anchored hearing aid
18
Q
CABG
A
Coronary artery bypass graft
19
Q
BiPAP
A
Bilevel positive airway pressure
20
Q
BPH
A
benign prostatic hypertrophy
21
Q
BOM
A
Bilateral otitis media
22
Q
BS
A
Bowel sounds/breath sounds
23
Q
CA
A
Cancer
24
Q
CTAB
A
clear to auscultation bilaterally
25
CVAT
costovertebral angle tenderness
26
DOE
dyspnea on exertion
27
DTR
Deep tendon reflex
28
EF
Ejection fraction
29
ERCP
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
30
ESRD
end-stage renal disease
31
EtOH
Alcohol
32
ETT
Endotracheal tube
33
GC
gonorrhea
34
HLD
hyperlipidemia
35
IVC
inferior vena cava
36
JVD
jugular vein distention
37
LAD
Left axis deviation, left anterior descending, lymphadenopathy
38
LAE
Left atrial enlargement
39
MOI
mechanism of injury
40
NM
nuclear medicine
41
NSR
normal sinus rhythm
42
NTG
nitroglycerin
43
PCI
percutaneous coronary intervention
44
PICC
peripherally inserted central catheter
45
PNA
Pneumonia
46
PND
paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
47
PR
per rectum
48
PT/INR
prothrombin time/international normalized ratio
49
PTT
partial thromboplastin time
50
PTX
pneumothorax
51
PVC
premature ventricular contraction
52
r/o
rule out
53
SAH
subarachnoid hemorrhage
54
SBO
small bowel obstruction
55
SDH
subdural hematoma
56
SVT
supraventricular tachycardia
57
Sz
seizure
58
VATS
video assisted thoracoscopic surgery
59
CABG
coronary artery bypass grafting
