Abbreviations
Root Words
Suffixes
Combining Form
Definitions
100

OU

"What is both eyes"

100

Phleb/o

"What is Vein"

100

-cele

"What is Hernia"

100

Hepatitis

"What is Inflammation of the Liver"

100

What is Colectomy

"Surgical removal of the Colon"

200

AD

"What is right ear"

200

Or/o, Stomat/o

"What is Mouth"

200

-lysis

"What is Loosen, break down"

200

Nephrosis

What is "Kidney Condition"

200

What is Dentalgia

"Tooth Pain"

300

WBC

"What is White Blood Cell/White Blood Count"

300

Cyst/o, Vesic/o

"What is Bladder"

300

-centesis

"What is puncture"

300

Cystocele

What is "hernia of the bladder"

300

What is Embolus 

"Mass of matter present in the blood"

400

Hgb

"What is Hemoglobin"

400

Gloss/o, Lingu/o

"What is Tongue"

400

-emia

"What is Blood Condition"

400

Hysterorrhexis

What is "rupture of the uterus"

400

What is Gastroenteritis

"Inflammation of the Stomach and Intestines"

500

BP

"What is Blood Pressure"

500

Gynec/o, Gyn/o

"What is Woman"

500

-iatrics, -iatry

"What is Medical Science"

500

Neonatology 

What is "study of the neonatal period"

500

What is Myomalacia

"Softening of muscle"

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