Step 3. Turn the cold water supply to the water heater off - this valve is normally located at the top of the water heater on the INLET side. Step 4. Connect a garden hose to the drain outlet valve at the bottom of the water heater but do not open the drain valve just yet.
Cardiomy/o is the combining form meaning heart (cardi) muscle (my/o). Pulmon/o means lung. Col/o means colon (large intestine). Cardiomyopathy is a medical term describing diseased heart muscle. The combining form for smooth, visceral muscle is ___.
Rootâthe part of the medical term giving the main meaning. It usually, but not always, refers to the structure and function of the body. All medical terms have at least one root. Combining formâusually consists of a root plus a vowel, with o being the usual letter, separated from the root with a slash mark. The letter o is called the combining vowel and links the root with the suffix if the suffix begins with a consonant and always links two roots, regardless of a root's lead letter.