Prefix
Suffix
Root Words
Abbreviations
100

A-,an-

Without

100

-pnea

Breathing

100

Hem, Hemat

Blood

100

BP

Blood Pressure

200

Dys-

Painful, abnormal, difficult, bad

200

-ectomy

Removal, excision

200

Cost

Rib

200

CC

Chief Complaint

300

Hemi-

Half

300

-malacia

Weakening or softening of

300

Dactyl

Finger or toe

300

HX

History

400

Super-,supra-

Above, excess

400

-ptosis

Drooping, falling

400

Hepat

Liver

400

DX

Diagnosis

500

Trans-

Across

500

-rrhexis

Rupture

500

Orchid

Testicles

500

RLQ

Right Lower Quadrant