Face
Ocul(o) / Ophthalm(o)
= Eye
a(n)-
= without, absence
psych(o)
= mind
e.g., psychology
-emia
= blood condition
e.g., anaemia
PRN
= As Needed (pro re nata)
Nas(o) / Rhin(o)
= Nose
e.g., rhinectomy
eu-
= normal, healthy
e.g., euthyroid
= child
e.g., paediatrics
-algia
= pain
nocte
= Night
Oro
= Mouth
tetra-
= four
e.g., tetraplegia (a.k.a., quadriplegia)
edema / oedema
= swelling
-osis
= condition
e.g., cyanosis
TDS (TID)
= Three Times a Day
(Ter In Die)
Ot(o)
= Ear
hetero-
= other, different
E.g., heterogeneous
soma / somat(o)
= body
e.g., somatisation
-pnea
= breathing
e.g., apnea
SOS
If Necessary (is opus sit)
Labio
= Lips
mal-
= bad, abnormal
scolio
= crooked
e.g., scoliosis
-trophy
= growth
e.g., hypertrophy
Hx
= History