Medical Terminology

prefix

100

neo-

new

200

tachy-

fast

300

sub-

under, below

400

nulli-

none

500

poly-

many, much

suffix

100

-oid

resembling

200

ectomy

excision

300

-genic

producing, originating, causing

400

-rrhaphy

suturing, repairing

500

-pathy

disease

Ending in Pathy

100

Disease of the brain

encephalopathy

200

Disease of one nerve

mononeuropathy

300

Disease of the mind

psychopathy

400

Disease of nerves and joints

polyneuropathy

500

Disease of bone

Osteopathy

Name That Test

100

Blood test primarily used to to monitor treatment for ovarian cancer

CA-125

200

Multiple routine test performed on a urine specimen

Urine Analysis

300

Test to detect occult blood in feces. Used to screen for colon cancer

Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT)

400

Blood test that measures RBC, WBC and platelets

Complete blood count and differential (CBCD)

500

Blood test to measure fatlike substances

Lipid profile