Root of the Matter
abdomen/o
What is the medical term for abdomen?
-pathy
What is the suffix meaning disease or condition?
phleb/o -itis
What is inflammation of the veins?
BP
What is blood pressure?
ex-
What is the prefix for Out?
a-, an-
What is the medical terminology prefix for
Without, no not
angi/o
What is the word for blood vessel?
-plegia
What is the suffix meaning paralysis?
col/o -scopy
What is the process of viewing the colon?
CBC
What is the abbreviations for complete blood count
?
Intra-
what is the prefix for Within?
Anti-
What is the medical terminology prefix for Against?
Rhin/o
What is the root word for nose?
-phagia
What is the suffix meaning to eat or swallow?
appendic/o -itis
What is the inflammation of the appendix?
(Appendicitis)
HTN
what is the abbreviations for hypertension?
exo-
What is the prefix for Outside of?
mal-
What is the medical terminology prefix for bad, poor, abnormal?
mast/o
What is the medical root word for breast?
-osis
What is the suffix meaning abnormal condition?
glycos/o -uria
What is sugar in the urine?
AIDS
What is the abbreviation for Acquired immune Deficiency syndrome?
inter-
What is the prefix for between?
dys-
What is the medical terminology prefix for bad, difficult, painful or abnormal?
gastr/o
What is the medical root for stomach?
-ac, -ary, -al, -ic, -tic, -ous
What is the suffix meaning Pertaining to?
tachy- cardi/o - ia
What is fast heart rate?
HIPAA
What is the abbreviation for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?
para-
What is the prefix for near or beside?
Macro-
What is the medical terminology prefix for large or long?
myel/o
What is the medical root word for spinal cord?
-tension
What is the suffix meaning pressure?
cardi/o -megaly
What is enlargement of the heart?
SIDS
what is the abbreviations for sudden infant death syndrome?
ultra-
What is the prefix for beyond?
contra-
What is the medical terminology prefix against or opposite?
nephr/o
What is the root word for Kidney?
-pnea
What is the suffix meaning breathing?
What is a surgical opening in the colon?
NKDA
what is the abbreviation for No Known Drug Allergies?
con-
What is the prefix for together, with?
tachy-
What is the medical terminology prefix fast?
enter/o
What is the medical root word for small intestine?
-statis
What is the suffix meaning standing still, stopping, controlling?
blephar/o -itis
What is inflammation of the eyelid?
CC
What is the abbreviations for Chief complaint?
trans-
What is the prefix for through or across?
brady-
What is the prefix for slow?