Prefix
Suffix
Combining Form
Abbrev.
Random
100
Hypo-
What is below or beneath?
100
-paresis
What is partial paralysis?
100
Cyst/o
What is bladder?
100
HRT
What is Hormone Replacement Therapy?
100
Undissolved matter floating in blood or lymph fluid that may cause an occlusion or infarct
What is embolus?
200
Dys-
What is bad, painful, or difficult?
200
-ptosis
What is drooping or prolapse?
200
Oligo-
What is deficiency?
200
DRE
What is Digital Rectal Exam?
200
Quivering of heart muscle fibers instead of an effective heartbeat.
What is Fibrillation?
300
Para-
What is beside or near?
300
-plegia
What is paralysis?
300
Enter/o
What is small intestine?
300
VS
What is Vital Signs?
300
Partial or complete loss of motor function resulting in paralysis.
What is Palsy?
400
Macro-
What is large?
400
-phasia
What is speech?
400
Pneum/o
What is lung?
400
TURP
What is Transurethral Resection of the Prostate?
400
A feeling of spinning or moving in space.
What is Vertigo?
500
Supra-
What is above?
500
-plasia
What is formation, growth, or development?
500
Encephal/o
What is brain?
500
PSA
What is Prostatic Specific Antigen?
500
Collection of infected fluid (pus) between the two pleural membranes which line the lungs.
What is Empyema?
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