Face
Prefix-
Root
-Suffix
Acronyms
100

Ocul(o) / Ophthalm(o)

= Eye

100

a(n)-

= without, absence

100

psych(o)

= mind

e.g., psychology

100

-emia

= blood condition

e.g., anaemia

100

PRN

= As Needed (pro re nata)

200

Nas(o) / Rhin(o)

= Nose

e.g., rhinectomy

200

eu-

= normal, healthy

e.g., euthyroid

200
paed(o)

= child

e.g., paediatrics

200

-algia

= pain

200

nocte

= Night

300

Oro

= Mouth

300

tetra-

= four

e.g., tetraplegia (a.k.a., quadriplegia)

300

edema / oedema

= swelling

300

-osis

= condition

e.g., cyanosis

300

TDS (TID)

= Three Times a Day

(Ter In Die)

400

Ot(o)

= Ear

400

hetero-

= other, different

E.g., heterogeneous

400

soma / somat(o)

= body

e.g., somatisation

400

-pnea

= breathing

e.g., apnea

400

SOS

If Necessary (is opus sit)

500

Labio

= Lips

500

mal-

= bad, abnormal

500

scolio

= crooked

e.g., scoliosis

500

-trophy

= growth

e.g., hypertrophy

500

Hx

= History