prefix
root words
suffixes
abbrevations
break apart word
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aut
What is self
100
hydro
What is water/fluid
100
algia
What is pain
100
PO
What is by mouth
100
Tachycardic
What is tachy-fast card-heart heart beat fast
200
dys
What is painful/difficult
200
derm
What is skin
200
emia
What is blood
200
PRN
What is as needed
200
Dermatologist
What is derm-skin ologist-specialist skin specialist
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retro
What is backward/behind
300
myelo
What is bone marrow
300
stasis
What is stoppage
300
Rx
What is prescription
300
Gastroectomy
What is gastro-stomache ectomy-removal surgical removal of stomache
400
pseudo
What is false
400
erythro
What is red
400
ptosis
What is drooping down
400
CBC
What is complete blood count
400
Hypoglycemia
What is hypo-below gly-sugar emia-blood blood sugar is low
500
a/an
What is without
500
salpingo
What is tube
500
oid
What is like/similar
500
OS
What is left eye
500
cholecystitis
What is chole-gall cyst-bladder itis-inflammation inflammation of gallbladder
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