common word roots
Heart
What is Cardi?
over, excessive, high
What is hyper
pertaining to pain
What is algia
away from
what is ab
GCS
what is glasgow coma score
Kidney
What is nephr?
rapid, fast
what is tachy?
surgical removal of
what is ectomy
Toward
what is ad
GSW
What is GSW
mind
What is psych?
slow
what is brady?
measuring instrument
what is meter
below or under
what is infra
HTN
What is Hypertension
nerves
What is neur?
before
what is pre?
tumor usually referring to cancer
what is oma
near, beside, beyond, apart from
what is para
SOB
What is Shortness of breath
chest
What is thorac
after, behind
What is post?
disease
what is pathy
same
what is ipsi
MVP
What is mitral valve prolapse