combining forms
Heart Layers
Abbreviations
Prefixes
Suffixes
100

This is the combining form for aorta 

What is aort/o?

100

This is the inner layer of the heart lining lining the heart chambers

What is the endocine?

100

The full word for the abbreviation CV

What is cardiovascular?

100

This is the prefix for without

What is a- or de-?

100

This is the suffix for small

What is -ole or -ule

200

This is the combining form for valve

What is valv/o or valvul/o?

200
This is the the outer layer of the heart

What is the epicardium?

200

The full word for the abbreviation BP

What is Blood Pressure?

200

This is the prefix for against

What is anti-?

200

This is the suffix for study 

What is -logy?
300

This is the combining form for chest 

What is pector/o?

300

This is the double layered pleural sac 

What is the pericardium?

300

The full word for the abbreviation for ECG or EKG

What is Electrocardiogram

300

This is the prefix for inner

What is endo-?

300

This is the suffix for record

What is -gram?

400

This is the combining form for heart

What is cardi/o?

400

This is the thick muscular layer if the heart

What is the myocardium?

400

This is the abbreviation for BP

What is blood pressure?

400

This is the prefix for slow 

What is brady-?

400

This is the suffix for inflamation

What is -itis?

500

This is the combining form for skin

What is cutane/o?

500

This is the outer layer of the sac

What is the parietal pericardium?

500

The full word for the abbreviation AV

What is Antrioventricular Valve?

500

This is the prefix for fast

What is tachy-?

500

This is the suffix for disease

What is -pathy?
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