prefixes
a-
absence of/without
-pathy
Disease
WBC
White Blood Cell
Thym/o
thymus gland
Diaphragm
DY-uh-fram
Diaphragm
hypo-
below/incomplete
-oma
Tumor
CXR
chest x-ray
tonsill/o
tonsil
Thymus
THY-muhs
Thymus
hyper-
above/excessive
-pnea
Breathing
AIDS
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
phren/o
diaphragm
Epistaxis
Ep-uh-STACK-siss
Epistaxis
eu-
normal/good
-rrhagia
rapid flow of blood, excessive bleeding
HDN
hemolytic disease of the newborn
capn/o
carbon dioxide
Laryngopharynx
Luh-rin-guh-far-inks
Laryngopharynx
intra-
within/in
-cele
hernia, protrusion
GVHD
Graft-versus-host Disease
orth/o
straight
Staphylococcus aureus
Staf-uh-loh-KOK-uhs AW-ree-uhs