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Cardiovascular System Suffixes

  1. -ac
    PT
  2. -al
    PT
  3. -ar
    PT
  4. -ary
    PT
  5. -eal
    PT
  6. -ectomy
    surgical removal
  7. -gram
    record
  8. -graphy
    process of recording
  9. -ia
    condition
  10. -ic
    PT
  11. -itis
    inflammation
  12. -logy
    study of
  13. -lytic
    destruction
  14. -manometer
    instrument to measure pressure
  15. -megaly 
    enlarged
  16. -ole
    small
  17. -oma
    growth
  18. -ose
    pt
  19. -ous
    pt
  20. -pathy
    disease
  21. -plasty
    surgical repair
  22. -rrhexis
    rupture
  23. -sclerosis
    hardening
  24. --scope
    instrument for viewing
  25. -spasm
    involuntary muscle contraction
  26. -stenosis 
    narrowing
  27. -tension
    pressure
  28. -tic
    pt
  29. -tonic
    pt to tone
  30. -ule
    small
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Cardiovascular System Suffixes
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Med Term ch 5
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