medical prefexis/ suffixes/combining forms

Angi/o, vas/o

Vessel

Aort/o

Aorta

Arter/i, arter/o, arteri/o

Artery

Bas/o

Base

Cardi/o

Heart

Coagul/o

Clotting

Coron/o

Crown, circle

Cyt/o

Cell

Hem/o, hem/a, hemat/o

Blood

Is/o

Same, equal

kary/o

nucleus

Lymph/o

Lymph

Phleb/o, ven/o

Vein

Plasm/o

Plasma

Thromb/o

Clot

Valv/o, valvul/o

Valve

-apharesis

Removal

-blast

Immature stage, germ, bud

-clast

Breakdown

-crit

Separation

-cytosis

Abnormal condition of cells

-globin

Protein

AED

Automatic external defibrillator

AF

Atrial fibrillation

AS

Aortic stenosis

ASD

Atrial septal defect

BP

Blood pressure

CAD

Coronary artery disease

CHS

Coronary heart disease

CHF

Congestive heart failure

ECG, EKG

Electrocardiogram

ECHO

Echocardiography

HTN

Hypertension

MI

Myocardial infarction

MVP

Mitral valve prolapse

PDA

Patient ductus arteriosus

VT

Ventricular tachycardia

Amni/o

Amnion

Balan/o

Glans penis

Cervic/o

Cervix, neck

Colp/o, vagin/o

Vagina

Crypt/o

Hidden

Culd/o

Cul-de-sac

Epididym/o

Epididymis

Galact/o, lact/i, lact/o

Milk

Gon/o

Generation, genitals

Gynec/o

Female

Hyster/o, metr/o

Uterus

Mamm/o, mast/o

Breast

Men/o

Menses

Nat/i

Birth

Orchi/o, orchid/o, test/o

Testis, testicles

Ov/o

Egg

Prostat/o

Prostate gland

Terat/o

Monster

Vas/o

Vessel, duct

Vert/i. Vers/i

A turning

-Arche

Beginning

-gravida

pregnant

-one

Hormone

-pause

Cessation

-pexy

Fixation, fastening

-stomy

New opening

-tocia

Labor, birth

AB

Abortion

AIDS

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

BPH

Benign prostatic hyperplasia/Benign prostatic hypertrophy

CS. C-section

Cesarean section

CX

Cervix

D & C

Dilation and curettage

ECC

Endocervical curettage

EMB

Endometrial biopsy

FHT

Fetal heart tones

FSH

Follicle stimulating hormone

GYN

Gynecology

HCG

Human chronic gonadropin

HIV

Humans immunodeficiency virus

HSV

Herpes simplex virus

LH

Luteinizng hormone

Multip

Multipara

Pap smear

Papanicolaou

PMS

Premenstrual syndrome

PSA

Prostate specific antigen

STI

Sexually transmitted infection

Albumin/o

Protein

Bacteri/o

Bacterium, bacteria

Cali/o

Calix (calyx)

Cyst/o

Urinary bladder

Ket/o

Ketone bodies

Lith/o

Stone

Meat/o

Opening

Nephr/o

Kidney

Olig/o

Scanty, few

Pyel/o

Renal pelvis

Ren/i, ren/o

Kidney

Ur/o, urin/o

Urine, urinary tract

Vesic/o

urinary bladder

-trippy

Crushing

-uria

Urination

ADH

Antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin)