Certified Medication Aide: Prefixes, Suffixes and Root Words
algia - accurate answers-pain
angin; angina - accurate answers-chest pain
ant; anti - accurate answers-against
bio; biotic - accurate answers-life
a; an - accurate answers-without
bronch(o) - accurate answers-bronchiole tubes to lungs
cardi(o) - accurate answers-heart
coag; coagulate - accurate answers-clot
constrict - accurate answers-narrow or tighten
convulsion - accurate answers-seizure
de; dis - accurate answers-away or free from
dilate; dilator - accurate answers-enlarge or widen
diur; diruet - accurate answers-removing fluid
enter(o) - accurate answers-intestines
emeto;emetic - accurate answers-vomiting
emia - accurate answers-in the blood
expect(o) - accurate answers-cough up
gastr(o) - accurate answers-stomach
glyco - accurate answers-sugar; blood sugar
, hyper - accurate answers-high; above normal
hypo - accurate answers-low; below normal
lip; lipid - accurate answers-fat
neoplasm; neoplastic - accurate answers-"new growth" generally refers to a
cancerous tumor
psych(o) - accurate answers-mind
rhythm; rhythmic - accurate answers-refers to regularity of heart beat.
tension; tensive - accurate answers-refers to blood pressure
tussis; tussive - accurate answers-refers to cough
vas(o) - accurate answers-blood vessel
AM - accurate answers-morning; before noon
c - accurate answers-with
c/o - accurate answers-complains of
gtt - accurate answers-drop
cap - accurate answers-capsule
h - accurate answers-hour(s)
hs - accurate answers-hour of sleep; bed time
mg - accurate answers-milligram
mcg - accurate answers-microgram
mL - accurate answers-milliliter
algia - accurate answers-pain
angin; angina - accurate answers-chest pain
ant; anti - accurate answers-against
bio; biotic - accurate answers-life
a; an - accurate answers-without
bronch(o) - accurate answers-bronchiole tubes to lungs
cardi(o) - accurate answers-heart
coag; coagulate - accurate answers-clot
constrict - accurate answers-narrow or tighten
convulsion - accurate answers-seizure
de; dis - accurate answers-away or free from
dilate; dilator - accurate answers-enlarge or widen
diur; diruet - accurate answers-removing fluid
enter(o) - accurate answers-intestines
emeto;emetic - accurate answers-vomiting
emia - accurate answers-in the blood
expect(o) - accurate answers-cough up
gastr(o) - accurate answers-stomach
glyco - accurate answers-sugar; blood sugar
, hyper - accurate answers-high; above normal
hypo - accurate answers-low; below normal
lip; lipid - accurate answers-fat
neoplasm; neoplastic - accurate answers-"new growth" generally refers to a
cancerous tumor
psych(o) - accurate answers-mind
rhythm; rhythmic - accurate answers-refers to regularity of heart beat.
tension; tensive - accurate answers-refers to blood pressure
tussis; tussive - accurate answers-refers to cough
vas(o) - accurate answers-blood vessel
AM - accurate answers-morning; before noon
c - accurate answers-with
c/o - accurate answers-complains of
gtt - accurate answers-drop
cap - accurate answers-capsule
h - accurate answers-hour(s)
hs - accurate answers-hour of sleep; bed time
mg - accurate answers-milligram
mcg - accurate answers-microgram
mL - accurate answers-milliliter