Combining forms
Combining form for liver
Hepat/o
A condition where part of the body is deprived of oxygen
Hypoxia
To suture the stomach to the abdominal wall
Gastropexy
Heart disease
Cardiomyopathy
Radiographic study of the urinary bladder
Cystography
Combining form for blood vessel
Hemangi/o
Collapsed lung
Pneumothorax
Collection of urine using a surgical puncture and a needle
Cystocentesis
Cancer of the liver
Hepatoma
Examination of the urine
Urinalysis
Combining form for the brain
Encephal/o
Pus in the chest cavity
Pyothorax
Incision into the abdomen
Laparotomy
A zoonotic viral disease that attacks the central nervous system
Rabies
A visual exam of the urinary bladder using a cystoscope
Cystoscopy
Pertains to dying
Moribund/o
Abnormal Softening of the bones
Osteomalacia
Surgical repair of the muscle
Myoplasty
Cartilage disease
Chondropathy
To record electrical activity of the heart
Electrocardiography
Combining form for the eyelid
Palpebr/o
Deficiency of red blood cells
Anemia
Surgical removal of a kidney
Nephrectomy
The disease of the vessels
Angiopathy
Test to find hidden blood in stool
Hemoccult