Combining Forms
What is the function?
What is this abbreviation?
Suffix Meaning
Prefix Meaning
100

angi/o 

What is vessel?

100
what is the function of the cardiovascular system?

what is pump and transport blood throughout the body?

100

BP

what is blood pressure?

100

-ac 

what is pertaining to?

100

a-

what is without?


200

atri/o

what is atrium?


200

what is the function of the Pulmonary circulation? 

what is transport deoxygenated blood to the lungs and back to the heart 

200

AS

what is arteriosclerosis?

200

-ia

what is condition?

200

brady-

what is slow?

300

cutane/o

what is skin?

300

what is the function of the atria's?

what is to pump out blood to the heart and ventricles?

300

AED

what is automated external defibrillator?

300
-ectomy

what is surgical removal?

300

extra-

what is outside of?

400

electr/o

what is electricity?

400

what is the function of the mitral valve?

what is to help stop bloodflow from flowing backwards

400

ASHD

what is arteriosclerosis heart disease? 

400

-gram

what is record?

400

hypo-

what is insufficient?

500

pulmon/o

what is lung?

500

what is the function of the endocardium?

what is allow smooth blood flow through the heart?

500

BBB

what is bundle branch block (L for left, R for right)

OR

Big Baller Brand 

500

-pathy

what is disease?

500

inter-

what is between?