Prefixes
Macro-
Large
Fat
Adip/o or lip/o
-itis
Inflammation
SOAP
Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
Electroencephalography
The process of making a recording of the brain’s electrical activity
Two, double
Bin-
Dacry/o
Tears, tear duct
Name 5 suffixes that mean “pertaining to”
-al, -ar, -ary, -tic, -ic, -eal, -ous, -ac, -um, -is, -ium
Chest x-ray
CXR
Removal of the prostate gland and seminal vesicles
Prostatovesiculectomy
Hyper- and Hypo-
Hyper- excessive, above
Hypo- below, beneath, under
Brain
Cephal/o, cerebell/o, cerebr/o
Thirst
-dipsia
TPR
Temperature, pulse, and respiration
Thyroparathyroidectomy
Removal of thyroid and parathyroids
Beyond
Meta-
Laryng/o
Larynx, voice box
-ectasis
Expansion, dilation, stretching
CBC
Complete blood count
Machine used to record the pulse
Sphygmocardiogtaph
Fast, rapid
Tachy-
Ischemia
Deficiency, blockage of blood supply
1. Surgical repair
2. Surgical puncture
3. Surgical removal
4. Surgical suturing
5. Surgical crushing
1. -plasty
2. - centesis
3. -ectomy
4. -rrhaphy
5. -tripsy
EEG
Electroencephalogram
Ophthalmoplegia
Paralysis of the eye or eyes