Prefixes
Means slow
What is brady?
Means inflammation
Means heart
What is cardi/o
Stands for blood pressure
What is BP
The system that includes the heart and blood vessels
What is the cardiovascular system
Means fast
What is tachy
Means study of
what is -logy
Means liver
What is hepat/o
Means as needed
What is PRN
The system responsible for movement
What is the muscular system
Means below or deficient
What is hypo
Means surgical removal
What is -ectomy
Means kidney
What is nephr/o
Means twice a day
What is BID
The system that filters waste from the blood
What is the urinary system
Means above or excessive
What is hyper
Means pain
What is -algia
Means bone
What is oste/o
Means by mouth
What is PO
The system that protects the body from infection
What is the immune system
Means around
What is peri
Means enlargement
Means skin
What is derm/o or dermat/o
Means nothing by mouth
What is NPO
The system that controls hormones
What is the endocrine system