Word Root
Prefix
Suffix
Medical Terms
Abbreviation
100

Cardi(o)

Heart

100

Slow

Brady

100

-ectomy

Surgical removal

100

Electrocardiogram

Electrical recording of the heart

100

BP

Blood pressure

200

Blood

Hemat(o) or Hem(o)

200

Large

Macro

200

-ology

Study of

200

Osteologist

Someone who studies bones/skeleton

200

A&P

Anatomy & Physiology

300

Oste(o)

Bone

300

Small

Micro

300

-phobia

Fear of

300

Rhinoplasty

Surgical repair of the nose

300

GI

Gastrointestinal (ie stomach & intestines)

400

Path(o)

Disease

400

Under/below

Sub-

400

-pathy

Disease of

400

erythrocyte

Red blood cell

400

IV

Intravenous

500

Rhin(o)

Nose

500

Tachy-

Fast

500

-cyte

cell

500

Histologist

Person who studies the tissues of the body

500

Tx

Treatment

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