Root Word
Prefixes
Suffixes
What is it?
Directional terms
100

Trich-

Skin/hair

100

Ec-

Outside

100

-algia 

Pain

100

What does AAA mean?

Abdominal aortic aneurysm

100

Closer to midline

Medial

200

Oste-

Bone

200

Cyan-

Blue

200

State or condition?

-tion

200

What is pulmonary embolism?

blood clots released from leg veins after surgery

200

Lateral

Further from the midline

300

Thyr-

Thyroid gland

300

Poor

Mal-

300

Blood condition?

-emia

300

Blueish color of lips or skin

Cyanosis

300

Ventral

Front or anterior

400

Articulo-

Related to the joint

400

Bad, difficult, or painful

Dys-

400

Cutting out?

-ectomy

400

Rapid or deep breathing

Hyperventilation

400

Proximal

Closer to torso

500

Perception of pain

Algesi-

500

Pseudo-

False

500

surgical puncture to remove fluid?

-centesis

500

Polydispia

Excessive thirst

500

Divides chest into regions

Mid-clavicular line

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