20. Common Medical Suffixes
• -ac, -al, -ic pertaining to
• -algia pain
• -ectomy surgical removal
• -itis inflammation
• -malacia softening
• -megaly enlargement
• -ology the study of
• -ologist specialist
21. Common Medical Suffixes
• -oid -like, resembling
• -osis - abnormal condition
• -otomy - cut into
• -pathy - disease
• -scope - instrument to visually
examine
• -oma -tumor
22. Common Medical Prefixes
• a - absence of; without
• ab- away from
• ad- toward, in the direction of
• ante- before
• anti- against
• auto - self
• dys- difficult, painful
• dors- back
• endo- within
• epi- above, upon
23. Common Medical Prefixes (cont.)
• hemi- half
• hyper- over, above, increased
• hypo- below, under, decreased
• inter- between, among
• intra- within, inside
• macro- large
• mal – bad
• micro - small
• peri - surrounding, around
• poly- many
24. Common Medical Prefixes
• post - after
• sub- under, less, below
• super- above, excessive, beyond
• tachy - fast
25. Common Medical Abbreviations
• c – with
• s – without
• a – before
• p – after
• po – by mouth
• prn – as needed
• NPO – nothing by mouth
26. Common medical Abreviations
• ASAP – as soon as possible
• ABG’s - arterial blood gases
• ac – before meals
• amb – ambulate or to walk
• BP – blood pressure
• BS – blood sugar
• CBC – complete blood count
• CXR – chest x-ray
27. Common Medical Abbreviations
• DNR – do not resuscitate
• EKG – electrocardiogram
• ER - emergency room
• GI – gastrointestinal
• ICU – intensive care unit
• PACU – post-anesthesia care
unit
• PT - physical therapy
• VS – vital signs
• wnl - within normal
limits
28. Common Medical Abbreviations
• IV – intravenous (within a vein)
• Rx – prescription
• Tx – treatment
• y/o – year old
• SOB – shortness of breath
• W/C – wheel chair
• Pt - patient
• c/o – complaining of / care of
29. Activity
• Create 5 medical words using the Root words ,
prefixes and suffixes
• give the word to the other group to find the
meanings
30. exercise
• A 76 y/o__ admitted amb. into the ER. c/o
SOB and appears to be cyanotic. Tests
ordered: ABG’s, CBC, CXR, and EKG STAT. IV
started with 18 gauge butterfly infusing D5W
at 20 gtts/min. VS wnl. Pt. to be sent to ICU
per w/c ASAP. RX of Lanoxin 25 mg to be
given po c meals qd
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