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Chapter 11 Chabner
suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -constriction | narrowing |
| -dilation | widening; stretching; expanding |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -lysis | breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -meter | measure |
| -oma | tumor; mass; fluid collection |
| -osis | condition; usually abnormal |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -stenosis | tightening; structure |
| -tomy | process of cutting |