Common Terms
Prefixes
Suffixes
Roots
Full Terms
100

Hx

History

100

Neuro

brain

100

Itis

Inflammation

100

Cardio

Heart

100

Tachycardia

Fast heartrate

200

S/S

signs and symptoms

200

Hepato

Liver

200

Ectomy

Removal

200

Osteo

Bone

200

Dysphagia

Difficulty swallowing or eating 

300

NKA

No known allergies 

300

Nephro

Kidney

300

Phagia

eating or swallowing 

300

Gastro

Stomach

300

Hemipalegia

Paralysis on one side 

400

BKA

Below Knee amputation
400

Tachy

Fast
400

Plegia 

Paralysis 

400

Derma

Skin

400

Neuropathy

Disease of the nerves

500

R/O

rule out

500

Dys

Dysphagia

500

Pathy

disease 

500

Renal

Kidney

500

Hepatomegaly

Enlarged liver