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Ch. 6 Cardiovascular
Suffixes
Term | Definition |
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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ous | pertaining to |
-ant | substance that promotes |
-ation | process condition |
-e | (noun suffix with no meaning) |
-ectomy | surgical removal; excision |
-emic | pertaining to blood |
-gram | record; image |
-graphy | process of recording |
-ia | condition |
-in, -ine | chemical; chemical compound; substance |
-ism | process; condition |
-itis | inflammation |
-ive | substance that promotes |
-lytic | pertaining to breakdown or destruction |
-meter | measure |
-or | one who (or something that) takes action or does something |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-pathy | disease |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-sclerosis | hardening; thickening |
-stenosis | narrowing; tightening |
-stomy | surgical opening |
-tension | pressure |
-tomy | process of cutting; incision |
-trophy | condition of growth or development |
-um, -us | structure; tissue; thing |
-version | to turn |