Cardiovascular Suffixes Flashcards
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-ac
A
pertaining to
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-al
A
pertaining to
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-ar
A
pertaining to
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-ary
A
pertaining to
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-centesis
A
puncture to withdraw fluid
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-dynia
A
pain
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-eal
A
pertaining to
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-ectasia
A
dilation, expansion
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-ectasis
A
dilation or expansion
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal, excision
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-emia
A
blood condition
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-eous
A
composed of, like, resembling, of the nature of
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-gen
A
forming, producing, origin
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-genesis
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forming, producing, origin
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-gram
A
record, writing
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-graph
A
instrument for recording
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-graphy
A
process of recording
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-ia
A
condition, state
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-ic
A
pertaining to
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-ism
A
condition
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-itis
A
inflammation
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-logist
A
specialist in the study of
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-logy
A
study of
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-lysis
A
destruction, loosening, separation
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-malacia
abnormal softening
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-manometer
instrument to measure pressure
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-megaly
enlargement, large
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-meter
instruments for measuring
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-metry
act of measuring
30
-oid
resembling
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-ole
small
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-oma
tumor, neoplam
33
-ose
pertaining to, sugar
34
-osis
abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells)
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-ous
pertaining to
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-pathy
disease
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
suture
39
-rrhexis
rupture
40
-sclerosis
abnormal condition of hardening
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-spasm
involuntary contraction, twitching
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-stasis
standing still, maintenance of a constant level
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-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
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-stomy
forming an opening (mouth)
45
-tension
to stretch, pressure
46
-therapy
treatment
47
-tic
pertaining to
48
-tomy
incision
49
-tonic
pertaining to tone
50
-toxic
pertaining to poison
51
-ule
small, minute
52
-um
structure, thing
53
-us
condition, structure
54
-version
turning
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-y
condition, process
