abbreviations
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
-stomy
surgical creation of an artificial opening
hist/o
tissue
prognosis
prediction of the outcome of a disease
ante-
before
Tb
tuberculosis
-stasis
control, stoppage
spir/o
breathing
benign
noncancerous
mal-
bad
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
-trophy
development
coni/o
dust
remission
cessation of signs & sx
epi-
upon, over
FSH
follicle stimulationg hormone
-phasia
speech
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
malaise
not feeling well
para-
near, beside
BPH
benign prostatic hyperplasia
-crit
separation
kyph/o
hump
etiology
(study of cause)
cause of disease
meta-
beyond, after