Combining forms
Suffixes
Prefixes
organ/body structure
match system with organ/structure
100

tumor

onc/o

100

incision

-tomy

100

complete, through

dia-

100

ileum

digestive

100

sigmoid colon

digestive

200

kidney

nephr/o

200

blood condition 

-emia

200

within

endo-

200

meninges

nervous

200

vena cava

circulatory

300

eye

opthamal/o

300

condition;process

-ism

300

excessive

hyper

300

thyroid gland

endocrine

300

tibia

musculoskeletal 

400

disease

path/o

400

inflammation

-itis

400

before;forward

pro-

400

circulatory

arteries

400

cerebrum

nervous

500

nerve

neur/o

500

pertaining to

-al

500

back

re-

500

lymphnodes

Lymphatic system 

500

tympanic membrane 

Skin and sense organs 

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