Medical Prefixes
“Above” or “Excessive”
Hyper-
Surgical removal
-ectomy
Heart
Cardiovascular
Blood Pressure
BP
High blood sugar
hyperglycemia
“Below” or “Under”
-hypo
Inflammation
-its
Brain
nervous
Intravenous
IV
Low Oxygen
hypoxia
“Many or excessive”
Disease
-pathy
Lungs
Electrocardiogram
ECG
Inflammation of the throat
pharyngitis
“Half’
hemi
study of
-ology
Kidneys
urinary
As needed
PRN
Broken Bone
Fracture
“Fast’
Tachy
Specialist
-logist
Skin
integumentary
Nothing by mouth
NPO
Heart attack
Myocardial Infarction