WORD ROOTS
HEART
Cardi/o
largest organ of the body
Nothing by Mouth
What is PO
An-
What is without
-ic
What is pertaining to
ARTERY
arteri/o
Another name for the breast bone
What is the sternum
Gastrointestinal
What is GI
Endo-
What is within
-trophy
What is development
LUNG
Pulmon/o or Pneum/o
The basic type of nerve cell
What is a neuron
Sodium
What is Na+
Hemi-
What is half
-malacia
What is abnormal softening
KIDNEY
Ren/o
What is a myocardial infarction
Biopsy
What is BX, bx
Pseudo-
What is false
-pathy
What is disease
NERVE
Neur/o
Surgical removal of the stomach
What is gastrectomy
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
What is MRSA
Epi-
What is above
-ectomy
What is surgical removal