Combining Forms
cardi/o
What combining form means heart
hypo
What means deficient or decreased
Itis
What suffix means inflammation
renal
What term means pertaining to the kidney
Heart, arteries and veins
What is the cardiovascular system?
pneum/o
What combining form means lungs?
What means good, normal?
Ectomy
What suffix means surgical removal?
appendectomy
What term means surgical removal of the appendix
Defends the body against invading pathogens
What is the immune system?
gastr/o
What combining form means stomach?
Dys
What means bad, difficult or painful?
rrhage
What suffix means sudden loss of blood?
gastralgia
What term means pain in the stomach?
Moves and transports waste products
What is the lymphatic system
my/o
What combining form means muscle?
poly
What prefix means many?
rrhea
What suffix means flow or discharge
endarterial
What term means pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery
Filters blood to remove waste and maintain electrolyte balance
What is the urinary system
cyt/o
What combining form means cell?
peri
What prefix means surrounding?
rrhexis
What suffix means rupture
myorrhaphy
What term means to suture a muscle
protects the body various kinds of damage; includes the skin and sebaceous glands
What is the integumentary system