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35 cardiovascular and nervous system suffixes
35 cardiovascular and nervous system suffixes
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Term
Cardia
Definition
Heart condition (e.g bradycardia)
Term
-ectomy
Definition
Surgical removal (e.g atherectomy)
Term
-em< / u> ia
Definition
Blood condition (e.g ischemia)
Term
Genie
Definition

Causing or originating (e.g thrombogenic)

Term
-gram, graph, graphy
Definition
Recording or instrument for heart activity
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Itis
Definition
Inflammation (e.g myocar
Term
Lysis
Definition
Breakdown (e.g thrombol
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Megaly
Definition
Enlargement (e.g cardiomehaas
Term
-osis/ sclerosis
Definition
Hardening or abnormal conditions (e
Term
pathy
Definition
disease (cardioMyopathy)
Term
Plasty
Definition
Surgical repair ( cardiomyopathy)
Term
Penia
Definition
Deficiency(e.g leukopemia )
Term
Rrhage/ rrhagia
Definition
Excessive flow (e.g hemorrhage )
Term
Rrhage/ rrhagia
Definition
Excessive flow (e.g hemorrhage )
Term
Stasis
Definition
Controlling/ stopping (e.g Hemostasis)
Term
Tomy
Definition
Incision (e.g phlebotomy)
Term
Algia
Definition
Pain (e.g neuralgia)
Term
Asthenia
Definition
Weakness (e.g myasthenia)
Term
Cele
Definition

Hernia or protrusion ( e.g meningocele)

Term
Cyte
Definition

Cell (e.g gilocyte)

Term
Esthesia
Definition
Sensation (e.g anesthesia)
Term
Kinesia
Definition

Movement (e.g hyperkinesia)

Term
Lepsy
Definition

Seizure ( e.g epilepsy)

Term
Malacia
Definition
Softening ( e.g cerebromalacia )
Term
Paresis/ plegia
Definition
Weakness or paralysis (e.g hemiparesis)
Term
Phasia
Definition
Speech (e.g aphasia)
Term
Praxis
Definition
Performance of movement (e.g apraxia )
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Ptosis
Definition
Drooping (e.g blepharoptosis)
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Taxia
Definition
Coordination
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Trophic
Definition
Pertaining to nutrition or growth (e.g atrophic )
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