Prefixes
This prefix means "before".
What is Pre-?
This suffix means "inflammation".
What is -itis?
This root word refers to the heart.
What is Cardio-?
This abbreviation means "immediately" or "at once".
What is STAT? (Statim)
Low levels of oxygen in the blood.
What is hypoxemia?
This prefix means "slow".
What is Brady-?
This suffix means "surgical removal".
What is -ectomy?
This root word refers to the skin.
What is Derm- (or Dermato-)?
This common two-letter abbreviation stands for "Blood Pressure".
What is BP?
A condition characterized by a fast resting heart rate.
What is tachycardia?
This prefix means "fast" or "rapid".
What is Tachy-?
This suffix means "the study of".
What is -logy?
This root word refers to the bones.
What is Osteo-?
You will see this abbreviation on a pharmacy slip, meaning "Prescription".
What is Rx? (Latin word "recipe")
Inflammation of the appendix.
What is appendicitis?
This prefix means "high", "beyond", or "excessive".
What is Hyper-?
This suffix means "pain".
What is -algia?
This root word refers to the nerves or brain.
What is Neuro-?
This abbreviation means "Do Not Resuscitate".
What is DNR?
The surgical removal of the tonsils.
What is a tonsillectomy?
This prefix means "half".
What is Hemi-?
This suffix means "enlargement".
What is -megaly?
This root word refers to the liver.
What is Hepat- (or Hepato-)?
This abbreviation means "nothing by mouth".
What is NPO? (from Latin nil per os).
The medical study of the heart and its diseases.
What is cardiology?