SUFFIX
PREFIX
COMBINING FORM
ABBREVIATION/ACRONYM
Common Prefixes
100

-ior

PERTAINING TO

100

uni-

one

100

ventr/o

belly (front)

100

Abd

Abdomen

100

Tachy

fast

200

-ad

toward

200

bi-

two

200

dors/o

back

200

ADHD

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

200

Pseudo

False

300

-cyte

cell

300

dia-

through, complete

300

later/o

side

300

ASA

asprin

300

MEGA

Exceptionally large

400

-genic


producing, originating,causing

400

hyper-

above, excessive

400

poster/o

back, behind

400

BMI

Body Mass Index

400

Hypo

Below, decreased, insufficient

500

-plasm

growth, substance, formation

500

dys-

painful, abnormal, difficult, labored

500

super/o

above

500

BPM

Beats Per Minute

500

Brady

Slow

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