Cardiovascular Suffixes Flashcards by Kristen Jenkins

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-centesis

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puncture to withdraw fluid

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-dynia

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pain

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ectasia

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dilation, expansion

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-ectasis

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dilation or expansion

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-ectomy

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surgical removal, excision

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-emia

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blood condition

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-eous

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composed of, like, resembling, of the nature of

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-gen

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forming, producing, origin

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-genesis

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forming, producing, origin

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-gram

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record, writing

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-ia

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condition, state

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ism

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condition

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logist

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specialist in the study of

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-logy

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study of

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-lysis

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destruction, loosening, separation

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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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-manometer

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instrument to measure pressure

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-megaly

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enlargement, large

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-meter

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instruments for measuring

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-metry

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act of measuring

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-oid

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resembling

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-ole

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small

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-oma

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tumor, neoplam

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-ose

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pertaining to, sugar

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-osis

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abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells)

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-pathy

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disease

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-sclerosis

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abnormal condition of hardening

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-spasm

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involuntary contraction, twitching

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-stasis

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standing still, maintenance of a constant level

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-stenosis

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narrowing, stricture

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-stomy

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forming an opening (mouth)

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-tension

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to stretch, pressure

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-therapy

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treatment

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-tomy

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incision

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-tonic

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pertaining to tone

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-toxic

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pertaining to poison

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-ule

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small, minute

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-um

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structure, thing

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-us

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condition, structure

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-version

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turning

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-y

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condition, process