Medical Terminology (Introduction to Healthcare)

What is the word root for skin?

• neur/o

• derm/o

• oste/o

• my/o

What is the abbreviation for by mouth?

• QD

• Fx

• PO

• BP

What is the word root for small intestines?

• cardi/o

• enter/o

• arthr/o

• pulmon/o

What is the word part for fast, rapid?

• auto-

• tachy-

• endo-

• brady-

What is the abbreviation for blood pressure?

• PO

• BP

• ER

• Dx

What is the word part for without, lack of?

• hetero-

• an-

• endo-

• dys-

What is the abbreviation of ambulate?

• a.c.

• Amb

• q.d.

• OTC

What is the word part for two?

• mono-

• bi-

• un-

• pre-

What is the abbreviation for midnight?

• BMI

• BP

• MN

• PO

What is the abbreviation for electronic health record?

• Fx

• Amb

• EHR

• NPO