Prefix
Pre-
Before
-oma
Tumor
Surgical repair
-plasy
BP
Blood Pressure
-itis
Inflammation
Inside
-otomy
Cutting or Surgical incision
-osis
Abnormal condition
IV
Intravenous
TX
Treatment
Peri-
Around
-Scopy
Visual examination
Hypo- vs. Hyper-
Hypo= Below normal
Hyper= above normal
mL, ml
milliliter
-necrosis
tissue death
Epi-
Above
-rrhexis
Rupture
Many
poly-
PRN, prn
whenever necessary, as needed
What are the three parts to a medical term
prefix, the word root, and a suffix
Normal, Good
Euphoria= a state of well being
-graphy vs. -gram
Graphy=the process of recording
Gram= A record
ab- vs. ad-
ab= to move away (from)
ad=to move towards
subQ
Subcutaneous
Intercostal
between ribs