Terms
Prefix-
Suffix-
Combining Forms
Abbreviations
100

Bradycardia

abnormally slow heart rate
100

Ab-

Away from

100

-rrhea

flow or discharge

100

Hepat/o

Liver

100

DX or Dx

Diagnosis

200

Cardiomegaly

Enlarged heart

200

a-

without

200

-itis

inflammation

200

Rhin/o

Nose

200

IM

Intramuscular
300

Endocarditis

Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart

300

Dys-

bad, difficult or painful

300

-scopy

visual examination

300

Arthr/o

Joint

300

BID

Twice a day

400

Leukocytes

White blood cells

400

Hyper-

Excessive, increased

400

-centesis

surgical puncture

400

Neur/o

Nerve

400

MI

Myocardial Infarction

500

Blepharitis

Inflammation of the eyelids

500

Ad-

toward or in the direction of

500

-necrosis

tissue death

500

Path/o

Disease

500

CA

Carcinoma

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