PREFIXES
ROOT WORDS
SUFFIXES
COMBINATIONS
ABBREVIATIONS
100
USED TO DESCRIBE AN UNUSUALLY HIGH AMOUNT OF SOMETHING
What is HYPER
100
REFERRING TO THE HEART
What is CARD
100
COMMONLY REFERS TO PAIN
What is ALGIA
100
UNDER THE TONGUE
What is SUBLINGUAL
100
A TERM USED TO DESCRIBE DIFFICULTY BREATHING
What is SOB-SHORTNESS OF BREATH
200
WHEN THERE IS ONLY ONE
What is MONO
200
AN INDICATION OF ISSUES RELATING TO THE SKIN
What is DERMA
200
ANOTHER WORD FOR REMOVAL, ESPECIALLY WHEN PERTAINING TO SURGERY
What IS ECTOMY
200
LOW BLOOD SUGAR
What IS HYPOGLYCEMIA
200
A PATIENT IS USUALLY RESTRICTED TO THIS PRIOR TO SURGERY
What is NPO-NOTHING BY MOUTH
300
WHEN THERE IS MANY MORE THAN ONE
What is MULTI
300
A COLLAPSED LUNG WOULD BE A _________THORAX.
What is PNEUMO
300
A CONDITION RELATING TO INFLAMMATION
What is ITIS
300
AROUND THE TEETH
What is PERIDONTIC
300
THIS IS ANOTHER NAME FOR A HEART ATTACK
What is MI-MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
400
AFTER AN EVENT OR TIME
What is POST
400
A BLOD TEST IS COMMONLY CALLED A _______OCRIT
What is HEMAT
400
ANOTHER TERM FOR DOUBLE VISION
What is DIPLOPIA
400
THIS IS TAKEN BY AN ASSISTANT WHENEVER YOU VISIT A PHYSICIAN
What ARE VS-VITAL SIGNS
500
A VERY SMALL AMOUNT
What is MICRO
500
PERTAINNG TO TH ELIVER
What is HEPAT
500
A REAL FEAR OF SOMETHING
What IS PHOBIA
500
A DRY SKIN CONDITION
What is XERODERMA
500
MOST PEOPLE CONSIDER THIS TO BE HEARTBURN, BUT IT IS IN FACT A MUCH MORE SERIOUS CONDITION
What is GERD-GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX
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