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Med term
cardiovascular suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ac, al, ar, ary, ic, ous | pertaining to |
| ant | substance that produces |
| ation | process, condition |
| crit | to separate |
| e | noun with no meaning |
| ectomy | surgical removal, excision |
| emia | blood condition |
| emic | pertaining to blood condition |
| gram | record, image |
| graph | instrument for recording |
| graphy | process of recording |
| ia | condition |
| in, ine | chemical/compound, substance |
| ism | process, condition |
| itis | inflammation |
| ive | substance that promotes |
| trophy | condition of growth or development |
| um, us | structure, tissue, thing |
| version | to turn |
| lytic | pertaining to breakdown or destruction |
| megaly | enlargement |
| meter | measure |
| oma | tumor, mass |
| or | one/something that takes action or does something |
| osis | process, abnormal condition |
| pathy | disease |
| penia | deficiency |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| pheresis | removal |
| rrhexis | rupture |
| sclerosis | hardening, thickening |
| stenosis | narrowing, tightening |
| stomy | surgical opening |
| tension | pressure |
| tomy | process of cutting/incision |