Cardiovascular System Suffixes Flashcards
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-ac
A
pertaining to
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-al
A
pertaining to
3
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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
6
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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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-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, separation, loosening
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-malacia
A
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
28
-metry
act of measuring
29
-oid
resembling
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-ole
small
31
-oma
tumor, neoplam
32
-ose
pertaining to, sugar
33
-osis
abnormal condition, increase used (primarily with blood cells)
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-ous
pertaining to
35
-pathy
disease
36
-plasty
surgical repair
37
-rrhaphy
suture
38
-rrhexis
rupture
39
-sclerosis
abnormal condition of hardening
40
-spasm
involuntary contraction, twitching
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-stasis
standing still, maintenance of a constant level
42
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
43
-stomy
forming an opening (mouth)
44
-tension
to stretch, pressure
45
-therapy
treatment
46
-tic
pertaining to
47
-tomy
incision
48
-tonic
pertaining to tone
49
-toxic
pertaining to poison
50
-ule
small, minute
51
-um
structure, thing
52
-us
condition, structure
53
-version
turning
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-y
condition, process
