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Allied Health 2
Prefixes, Suffixes and root words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| as | left ear |
| asa | aspirin |
| ad lib | freely or as often as desired |
| tbsp | tablespoon |
| au | each ear |
| gm | gram |
| ht | height |
| c with a line over it | with |
| er | emergency room |
| bp | blood pressure |
| t | temperature |
| vs | vital signs |
| a.m. | morning |
| aa | alcoholic anonymous |
| Bx | biopsy |
| tab. | tablet |
| q.h. | every hour |
| b.m. | bowel movement |
| q.i.d. | four times a day |
| s.o.b. | shortness of breath |
| e.d. | emergency department |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| -scopy | process of visually examining |
| ur/o | urinary tract |
| thromb/o | clotting |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| hyper- | excessive |
| -scope | instrument to visually examine |
| -logy | process of study |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ist | specialist |
| -ic, ical | pertaining to |
| -gram | record |
| -ectomy | excisioin |
| ped/o | child |
| psych/o | mind |
| radi/o | x-ray |
| enter/o | intestines |
| neur/o | nerves |
| electr/o | electricity |
| derm/o | skin |
| cyt/o | cell |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum (largest part of the brain) |
| leuk/o | white |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| gnos/o | knowledge |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| cardi/o | heart |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| arthr/o | joint |
| aut-, auto | self, own |
| -globin | protein |
| -cyte | cell |
| aden/o | gland |
| re/o | back |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| oste/o | bone |
| rhin/o | nose |
| log/o | study of |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| trans- | across |
| -opsy | process of veiwing |
| dermat/o | skin |
| pro/o | before |
| sub/o | below |
| retro/o | behind |
| path/o | disease |
| ex, exo | out |
| cephal/o | head |
| sect/o | to cut |
| -ion | process |
| gynec/o | women |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| encephal/o |
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