Parts of the Body
Abbreviations
Prefixes
Root words
Diseases/conditions
100

Abdomen

The part of the body between the chest and pelvis.

100

The patient needs a CXR. What is this?

Chest xray

100

Brady-

Slow (Ex. bradycardia)

100

Cardi/o

pertaining to the heart (cardiology)

100

Hypertension

High blood pressure

200

Axillary

The armpit area.

200

What is Q4H?

Every 4 hours

200

Hyper-

Above, excessive (ex. hypertension)

200

Gastr/o

Stomach (Gastrologist)

200

Diabetes

A condition that affects blood glucose regulation.
300

Pectoral

The chest region.

300

What is an EKG?

Electrocardiogram

300

Tachy-

Fast (Ex. tachycardia)

300

Neur/o

Relating to the nervous system (Neurology)

300

Arthritis

Inflammation in the joints.

400

Genital

The reproductive organs.

400

What does NKDA mean?

No known drug allergies.

400

Hypo-

Below, deficient (ex. hypotension)

400

Oste/o

Refers to bones (Osteoporosis)

400

Pneumonia

An infection that inflames air sacs in the lungs.

500

Plantar

The sole of the foot

500

What is the meaning of AC/HS?

Before meals and bedtime

500

Hemo-

blood (ex. hemodynamics, hemoglobin)

500

Hepat/o

Refers to the liver (Hepatology)

500

Anemia

A condition marked by a low red blood cell count or hemoglobin deficiency.