Abreviations
Suffix
Prefix
Body Parts
Long Definition
100
bid
What is twice a day
100
orexia
What is appetite
100
bacteria
What is bacteri/o
100
tooth
What is dent/o
100
the use of water to relieve discomfort and physical well being
What is hydrothearpy
200
prn
What is as needed
200
*crine
What is to secrete
200
gland
What is aden/o
200
uterus
What is uter/o
200
cryothearpy
What is cold therapy
300
po
What is by mouth
300
*pepsia
What is digestion
300
body
What is somat/o
300
breast
What is mamm/o
300
heat therapy
What is thermotherapy
400
cad
What is coronary artery disease
400
*emia
What is blood condition
400
milk
What is lact/o
400
testes
What is orchi/o
400
in the wrong place as a heartbeat; fetus, organ, etc.
What is ectopic
500
arom
What is active range of motion
500
*phagia
What is eat, swallow
500
small intestines
What is enter/o
500
liver
What is hepat/o
500
thrombus
What is blood clot forming within a blood vessel
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