Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

ab-

A

Away from

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2
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ad-

A

Toward

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3
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epi-

A

Above/on
Ex: Epidermis

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4
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hemi-

A

half/partly

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5
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infra-

A

beneath
Ex: infraspinatus

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6
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inter- vs intra-

A

inter: between
intra: within

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7
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para-

A

near/resembling
Ex: parathyroid

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8
Q

per-

A

through

Ex: percutaneous

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9
Q

Retro

A

backward/behind

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10
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peri-

A

Around

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11
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supra

A

above/over

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12
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-osis

A

Abnormal condition

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13
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A&O x3

A

Alert and oriented to person, place and time

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14
Q

AICD

A

Automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

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15
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AMS

A

Altered mental status

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16
Q

AT/NC

A

Atraumatic/normocephalic

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17
Q

BAHA

A

Bone-anchored hearing aid

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18
Q

CABG

A

Coronary artery bypass graft

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19
Q

BiPAP

A

Bilevel positive airway pressure

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20
Q

BPH

A

benign prostatic hypertrophy

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21
Q

BOM

A

Bilateral otitis media

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22
Q

BS

A

Bowel sounds/breath sounds

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23
Q

CA

A

Cancer

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24
Q

CTAB

A

clear to auscultation bilaterally

25
Q

CVAT

A

costovertebral angle tenderness

26
Q

DOE

A

dyspnea on exertion

27
Q

DTR

A

Deep tendon reflex

28
Q

EF

A

Ejection fraction

29
Q

ERCP

A

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

30
Q

ESRD

A

end-stage renal disease

31
Q

EtOH

A

Alcohol

32
Q

ETT

A

Endotracheal tube

33
Q

GC

A

gonorrhea

34
Q

HLD

A

hyperlipidemia

35
Q

IVC

A

inferior vena cava

36
Q

JVD

A

jugular vein distention

37
Q

LAD

A

Left axis deviation, left anterior descending, lymphadenopathy

38
Q

LAE

A

Left atrial enlargement

39
Q

MOI

A

mechanism of injury

40
Q

NM

A

nuclear medicine

41
Q

NSR

A

normal sinus rhythm

42
Q

NTG

A

nitroglycerin

43
Q

PCI

A

percutaneous coronary intervention

44
Q

PICC

A

peripherally inserted central catheter

45
Q

PNA

A

Pneumonia

46
Q

PND

A

paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea

47
Q

PR

A

per rectum

48
Q

PT/INR

A

prothrombin time/international normalized ratio

49
Q

PTT

A

partial thromboplastin time

50
Q

PTX

A

pneumothorax

51
Q

PVC

A

premature ventricular contraction

52
Q

r/o

A

rule out

53
Q

SAH

A

subarachnoid hemorrhage

54
Q

SBO

A

small bowel obstruction

55
Q

SDH

A

subdural hematoma

56
Q

SVT

A

supraventricular tachycardia

57
Q

Sz

A

seizure

58
Q

VATS

A

video assisted thoracoscopic surgery

59
Q

CABG

A

coronary artery bypass grafting