Root words
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Suffixes and Prefixes
Greek/Latin Meaning
Abbreviations
100

Root word for skull

What is Crani?

100

To examine the joint

What is Arthroscopy?

100

Suffix of Arthrocentesis

What is centesis?

100

To breathe

What is Respir?

100

Arterial blood gas

What is ABG?
200

Root word for bone

What is Oste/o?

200

Make a surgical incision in the trachea/windpipe

What is Tracheotomy?

200

Prefix of Epidermis

What is Epi?

200

Buttocks

What is breech?

200

Blood pressure

What is BP?

300

Root word for above

What is hyper?

300

Study of the lung

What is Pulmonology?

300

Suffix of Cyanosis

What is Osis?

300

Blood

What is hemat?

300

Chronic obstructive pulmonary diease

What is COPD?
400

Root word for under

What is hypo?

400

Study of a disease in the brain

What is Neuropathy?

400

Prefix of Bradycardia

What is Brady?

400

Tip or summit

What is apex?

400

Temperature, pulse, respiration

What is T,P,R?

500

Root word for beside or beyond

What is para?

500

Study of the skin

What is dermatologist?

500

Suffix of Endocarditis

What is cardi?

500

clear, sticky secretion

What is mucus?
500

Upper respiratory infection

What is URI?