Definition
Prefixes
Roots
Suffixes
Abbreviations
100

study of the heart

cardiology

100

slow

brady-

100

skull

crani(o)

100

vomiting

-emesis

100

ADLs

activities of daily living

200

inflammation of a gland

adenitis

200

many, much

poly

200
bladder

cyst(o)

200

surgical repair

-plasty

200

QID

4 times a day

300

hardening of artery walls

arteriosclerosis 

300

below, under

hypo-

300

liver

hepato

300

creation of an opening

-ostomy

300

CAD

coronary artery disease

400

headache

cephalalgia

400

bad, painful

dys-

400

brain

encephal(o)

400

lack

-penia

400

MRSA

methicillin-resistant staphylococcus

500

surgical repair of a vessel using a balloon

angioplasty

500

above, over

supra

500

breathing

pnea

500

incision

-tomy

500

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration