Week 1 Combing forms & Abbreviations

Question 1

ana-

Answer 1

not; without

Question 2

anter/o

Answer 2

front

Question 3

cervic/o

Answer 3

neck; cervix (neck of uterus)

Question 4

coccyg/o

Answer 4

coccyx (tailbone)

Question 5

cyt/o

Answer 5

cell

Question 6

dors/o

Answer 6

back; back of

Question 7

dys-

Answer 7

bad; painful; difficult; abnormal

Question 8

epi-

Answer 8

above; upon; on

Question 9

hist/o

Answer 9

tissue

Question 10

hypo-

Answer 10

deficient; below; under; less than normal

Question 11

-iac

Answer 11

pertaining to

Question 12

ili/o

Answer 12

ilium

Question 13

inter-

Answer 13

between

Question 14

-ion

Answer 14

process

Question 15

later/o

Answer 15

side

Question 16

medi/o

Answer 16

middle

Question 17

proxim/o

Answer 17

near

Question 18

ventr/o

Answer 18

belly side of body

Question 19

vertebr/o

Answer 19

vertebra (backbone)

Question 20

abdomin/o

Answer 20

abdomen

Question 21

AM

Answer 21

in the morning or before noon (ante meridiem)

Question 22

AP, A/P

Answer 22

anteroposterior

Question 23

C1

Answer 23

fist cervical vertebra

Question 24

CAT

Answer 24

?

Question 25

CBC

Answer 25

complete blood (cell) count

Question 26

CC

Answer 26

Chief complaints

Question 27

cm

Answer 27

centimeter

Question 28

CX, CXR

Answer 28

Chest x-Ray

Question 29

g

Answer 29

gram

Question 30

h, hr

Answer 30

hour

Question 31

h.s.

Answer 31

at bedtime (hora somni)

Question 32

L

Answer 32

Liter; left

Question 33

L1

Answer 33

first lumbar

Question 34

LLQ

Answer 34

left lower quadrant

Question 35

LUQ

Answer 35

left upper quadrant

Question 36

R

Answer 36

respiration, right

Question 37

R/O

Answer 37

rule out

Question 38

RLQ

Answer 38

right lower quadrant

Question 39

RUQ

Answer 39

right upper quadrant

Question 40

T1

Answer 40

first thoracic vertebrae