medical terminology

peri

• inside

• around

• outside

• side

Thorac

• ankle

• bone

• rib

• chest

arthro

• bone

• joint

• bone marrow

• ankle

STAT

• stroke

• immediately

• with

• shortness of breath

NPO

• nerves

• difficulty swallowing

• nothing by mouth

• vomiting

prn

• twice a day

• immediately, at once

• whenever necessary, as needed

• by mouth

DNR

• nothing by mouth

• Do Not Resuscitate

• CPR only

• Drink while awake

Inflammation

• -osis

• -itis

• -lysis

• -rrhexis

deficiency

• -penia

• -algia

• -malacia

• -oma

Mary is told that she has absence of breathing. What is the name of her condition?

• apnea

• dyspnea

• hperpnea

• hypopnea