Prefix Power
This prefix means "fast" or swift
What is tachy-?
This common suffix means "inflammation."
What is -itis?
The root word Gastr/o refers to this digestive organ
What is the stomach?
The literal breakdown of this term is "blood condition of lacking red blood cells or hemoglobin."
What is anemia?
"NPO"
What is nothing by mouth?
If a patient has a condition described with this prefix, it means "below," "under," or "deficient."
What is hypo-?
If a surgeon performs a procedure ending in this suffix, they are creating a surgical removal or excision.
What is -ectomy?
Nephr/o and Ren/o are both root words referring to these filtering organs
What are the kidneys?
High blood pressure is medically referred to by this 12-letter term.
What is hypertension?
What is PRN?
This prefix indicates "around."
What is peri-?
This suffix means "enlargement," often used when describing the liver or heart.
What is -megaly?
The prefix or root Hepat/o refers to this large abdominal organ responsible for detoxifying chemicals.
What is the liver?
Meaning "hardening of the arteries," this condition involves plaque buildup in arterial walls
What is arteriosclerosis (or atherosclerosis)?
SOB
What is "shortness of breath"?
This prefix means "difficult," "painful," or "bad."
What is dys-?
This suffix means "pain"
What is -algia?
Cholecyst/o refers specifically to this small sac beneath the liver that stores bile.
What is the gallbladder?
This term literally means "bone porousness" or loss of bone density over time.
What is osteoporosis?
Right eye
What is OD (oculus dexter)?
This prefix means "yellow,"
What is cirrh/o?
A surgical procedure ending in this suffix involves creating a new, permanent opening (stoma) in the body.
What is -ostomy?
Oophor/o is the combining form used when referring to these female reproductive structures.
What are the ovaries?
A localized, blood-filled balloon-like bulge in the wall of a blood vessel is known by this term.
What is an aneurysm?
mm Hg
What is millimeters of Mercury?