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Medical Terminology: Root Words

Combining Form, Suffix, Prefix & Meaning

Question	Answer
HGB	Hemoglobin
Cyt	Cell
What is a Suffix?	a word ending.
Pre	Before
Dorso	Back
CO2	Carbon Dioxide
Glyc	Sugar
Hepat	Liver
Nephr	Kidney
Gluc	Sugar
Penia	Deficiency
ER	Emergency Room
Aniso	Unequal
Hyper	Too Much
Mono	One
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic Acid
HCT	Hematocrit
Fibrin	Fiber
Bucc	Cheek
Arteri	Artery
Oma	Tumor
Osis	Abnormal Condition
Derm	Skin
Plural of EX, IX	ICES
Leuk	White
BUN	Blood Urea Nitrogen
Dermat	Skin
Megaly	Enlargement
Stasis	Stopping
p.o	Orally
Ca	Calcium
Logy	Study of
ESR/Westigren/Sed Rate	Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
Hem/Hemat	Blood
BS	Blood Sugar
O2	Oxygen
Itis	Inflammation
Sx	Symptoms
What is a Word Root?	the subject of a medical term and the foundation on which it's built.
Bi	Two
Ren	Kidney
ABG	Arterial Blood Gas
Brady	Slow
Cardi	Heart
Ole, Ule	Small
PTT	Partial Thromboplastin Time
Tomy	Cutting, Incision
Endo	Within
Homeo	Same
PP	Postprandial (after meal)
Ven	Vein
CPR	Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Anti	Against
H2O	Water
Supra	Above
Ectomy	Removal, Excision
K+	Potassium
Extra	Outside
Scler	Hard
Fe	Iron
O&P	Ova and Parasite
Ism	Condition, State of
Tachy	Rapid
AIDS	Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Dema	Swelling
Singular of A	ON, UM
Dys	Difficult
Emia	Blood Condition
Logist	Specialist
RBC	Red Blood Count
Exo	Outside
Pos	Positive
Mal	Poor,Bad
Ac, Al	Pertaining To
Cyte	Cell
NPO	Nothing By Mouth
C&S	Culture and Sensitivity
A, An, Ar	Without
ECG	Electrocardiogram
Plural of IS	ES
Hx	History
Thromb	Clot
QNS	Quality Not Sufficient
Angi	Vessel
Lip	Fat
IV	Intravenous
Micro	Small
Homo	Same
WBC	White Blood Count
Per	Through
Plural of A	AE
Inter	Between
PT	Prothrombin Time
Dx	Diagnosis
RR	Recovery Room
Bili	Bile
FUO	Fever of Unknown Origin
Neg	Negative
Na+	Sodium
Plural of EN	INA
Erythr	Red
pt	Patient
Intra	Within
Rrhage	Burst forth
My	Muscle
Aer	Air
Iso	Equal
Path	Disease
UA	Urinalysis
BMP	Basic Metabolic Profile
Hypo	Too Little
Algia	Pain
Cyan	Blue
Bx	Biopsy
Singular of I	US
Singular of NGES	NX
Vas	Vessel
Epi	On
PRN	As Necessary
What is a Prefix?	a word element that comes before a word root.
MI	Myocardial Infarction
STAT	Immediately
Cyst	Bladder
CBC	Complete Blood Count
HH	Hematocrit and Hemoglobin

Hemoglobin	Question: HGB	1	1	false
Cell	Question: Cyt	2	1	false
What is a Suffix?	Answer: a word ending.	3	0	false
Before	Question: Pre	4	1	false
Dorso	Answer: Back	5	0	false
Carbon Dioxide	Question: CO2	6	1	false
Sugar	Question: Glyc	7	1	false
Liver	Question: Hepat	8	1	false
Nephr	Answer: Kidney	9	0	false
Gluc	Answer: Sugar	10	0	false
Deficiency	Question: Penia	11	1	false
Emergency Room	Question: ER	12	1	false
Unequal	Question: Aniso	13	1	false
Too Much	Question: Hyper	14	1	false
Mono	Answer: One	15	0	false
Hematocrit	Question: HCT	17	1	false
Fibrin	Answer: Fiber	18	0	false
Bucc	Answer: Cheek	19	0	false
Artery	Question: Arteri	20	1	false
Tumor	Question: Oma	21	1	false