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medical terminology
cardiovascular system suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ectasis | dilatation/ stretching |
| gram | xray/ record/ picture |
| graph | instrument that records |
| graphy | technique of recording |
| ia | condition |
| megaly | enlargment |
| meter | measuring instrument |
| metry | process of measuring |
| osis | abnormal condition |
| pathy | disease |
| plasty | surgical repair/ reconstruction |
| sclerosis | hardening |
| stasis | stopping/ controlling |
| stenosis | narrowing |