Prefixes
auto-
self
angi/o
vessel
-meter
measure
hypertension
high blood pressure
Amb
Ambulatory
contra-
against
leuk/o
white
-form
resembling; in the shape of
malabsorption
poor absorption
ADL
Activities of daily living
retro-
behind; backward
onc/o
tumor
-iasis
abnormal condition
osteopenia
too little bone
BS
blood sugar
de-
lack of; down; away from
oophor/o
ovary
-orexia
appetitie
hematuria
bood in urine
FUO
fever of unknown origin
neo-
new
myel/o
spinal cord/bone marrow
-opia
vision condition
arteriosclerosis
hardening of the arteries
CVA
cerebrovascular accident