Suffixes
-cyte
cell
-itis
inflammation of
hydr/o
water
dys-
difficulty
Ad Lib
as much as desired
-scope
instrument for examining
-oxia
oxygen
cardi/o
heart
brady-
abnormally slow
stat
immediately
-penia
deficiency, lack of
-pnea
breathing
cephalitis
inflammation of the head
neo-
new
DOB
date of birth
-phagia
eating, swallowing
-al, ic
pertaining to
cytopenia
deficiency, lack of cells
post-
after
DSH
domestic short hair
-lysis
destruction of
-ologist
one who studies
Tachypnea
abnormally fast breathing
multi-
many, multiple
QID
four times a day