Direction terms
Toward the head
Cranial
Three times a day
TID
Hyper-
Meaning "high"
-itis
inflammation
Cardio-
Referring to the heart
Dorsal
Along the back \
NPO
Nothing by mouth
Tachy-
Meaning "fast"
Machine that records
-graph
Gastro-
Referring to the stomach
closer to the body
Proximal
Urinalysis
UA
Meaning "large, oversized"
Mega-or megal/o
Meaning "breathing"
-pnea
Hepa-/hepat/o-
Referring to the liver
Medial
ADR
Ain't doin' right
Py/o-
Meaning "pus"
-tomy
to cut into
Referring to the intestines
Enter/o-
Plantar
Bottom of back feet
FLUTD
Feline lower urinary tract disease
Meaning "difficult, abnormal or painful"
Dys-
-ize
to use or subject to
Referring to air or lungs
Pneum/o-