word roots and prefixes

adip/o

Fat

a-

Without

-algia

Pain

AD

Alzheimer's Disease

Abrupt

Sudden

all/o

All

ab-

Away from

-asthenia

Weakness

ALS

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Alopecia

Hair loss

ankyl/o

Stiff

ad-

To, toward

-centesis

Surgical puncture

AOM

Acute Otitis Media

Anorexia

Loss of appetite

arthr

Joint

anti-

Against

-clasia

Surgical breaking

AS

Aortic Stenosis

Auscultation

Listening to sounds within the body

blephar/o

Eyelid

brady-

Slow

-clasis

To break

AU

Both ears

Body Planes

Imaginary lines dividing the body

cardi/o

Heart

de-

Down, away

-desis

Surgical fixation

BID

Twice a day

Bulimia

Binge eating followed by purging

chondr

Cartilage

dia-

Through

-dynia

Pain

C&S

Culture and Sensitivity

Bulla

Blister

conjunctiv/o

Conjunctiva

dys-

Bad, difficult

-ectomy

Surgical removal

EMG

Electromyography

Cerebral Palsy

Disorder affecting movement and posture

cost/o

Rib

exo-

Outside

-emia

Blood condition

ENT

Ear, Nose, Throat

Cicatrix

Scar

crani/o

Skull

extra-

Outside, beyond

-gen

Substance that produces

Hx

History

Combining Form

Combination of a root and a vowel

cutane/o

Skin

hyper-

Excessive

-graft

Transplant

ID

Identification

Combining Vowel

Vowel used to combine roots

cycl/o

Circle

hypo-

Below normal

-gram

Record

MS

Multiple Sclerosis

Decubitus Ulcer

Pressure sore

cyst

Bladder, sac

par-

Beside, near

-graphy

Process of recording

OA

Osteoarthritis

Degrees of burns

Classification of burn severity

dacry/o

Tear

peri-

Around

-ia

Condition

Pt

Patient

Dementia

Decline in cognitive function

dactyl

Finger or toe

poly-

Many

-ic

Pertaining to

ROM

Range of Motion

Diagnosis

Identification of a disease

derm/o

Skin

pre-

Before

-itis

Inflammation

SOAP

Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan

Ecchymosis

Bruising

dur/o

Hard, dura mater

pro-

For, in favor of

-listhesis

Slipping

SQ

Subcutaneous

Eczema

Inflammatory skin condition

enter/o

Intestine

sym-

Together

-logy

Study of

TID

Three times a day

Epilepsy

Neurological disorder characterized by seizures

erythr/o

Red

syn-

Together

-lysis

Destruction

VA

Visual Acuity

Exacerbation

Worsening of a condition

fasci/o

Fascia

tachy-

Fast

-malacia

Softening

WB

Weight Bearing

Fracture

Break in bone