PREFIXES
SUFFIXES
ABBREVIATIONS
BODY STRUCTURES
BLOOD
100
TACHY-
What is RAPID
100
-RRHEXIS
What is RUPTURE
100
WNL
What is WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS
100
PRONE
What is LYING FACE DOWN
100
HEMO OR HEMATO
What is BLOOD
200
HYPO-
What is UNDER OR BELOW
200
-TOXIC
What is POISON
200
DOB
What is DATE OF BIRTH
200
SUPINE
What is LYING FACE UP
200
RBC'S
What ARE ERYTHROCYTES
300
HYPER-
What is EXCESSIVE OR ABOVE NORMAL
300
-LITH
What is STONE
300
NKDA
What is NO KNOWN DRUG ALLERGIES
300
LATERAL
What is AWAY FROM MIDLINE
300
WBC'S
What ARE LEUKOCYTES
400
POST-
What is AFTER OR BEHIND
400
-PATHY
What is DISEASE
400
ST
What is SORE THROAT
400
DISTAL
What is AWAY FROM ORIGIN
400
THROMBO-
What is CLOT
500
BRADY-
What is SLOW
500
-ITIS
What is INFLAMMATION
500
C/O
What is COMPLAINS OF
500
SUPERIOR
What is ABOVE OR UPPER
500
TONSILO
What is TONSIL