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