Prefixes
Combining Form
Suffixes
Medical Terms
Medical Abbreviations
100

auto-

self

100

angi/o

vessel

100

-meter

measure

100

hypertension

high blood pressure

100

Amb

Ambulatory

200

contra-

against

200

leuk/o

white

200

-form

resembling; in the shape of

200

malabsorption

poor absorption

200

ADL

Activities of daily living

300

retro-

behind; backward

300

onc/o

tumor

300

-iasis

abnormal condition

300

osteopenia

too little bone

300

BS

blood sugar

400

de-

lack of; down; away from

400

oophor/o

ovary

400

-orexia

appetitie

400

hematuria

bood in urine

400

FUO

fever of unknown origin

500

neo-

new

500

myel/o

spinal cord/bone marrow

500

-opia

vision condition

500

arteriosclerosis

hardening of the arteries

500

CVA

cerebrovascular accident