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Cardiovascular and Nervous System Medical Terminology
35 cardiovascular and nervous system suffixes
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08/13/2026
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-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ade
 Definition
process of
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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-apheresis
 Definition
removal
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-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
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-dynia
 Definition
pain
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-ectomy
 Definition
Excision, surgical removal
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-emia
 Definition
condition of blood
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-genic
 Definition
producing, originating, causing
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-gram
 Definition
Record, radiographic image
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-graph
 Definition
instrument used to record
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording, radiographic imaging
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-lgia
 Definition
pain
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-logist
 Definition
specialist who studies and treats
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-lysis
 Definition
loosening, dissolution, separating
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-megaly
 Definition
Enlarged, enlargement
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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-algesia
 Definition
sensitivity to pain
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-cyte
 Definition
cell
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-ia
 Definition
condition of, diseased state, abnormal state
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-iatrist
 Definition
specialist, physician
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iatry
 Definition
specialty, treatment
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-ictal
 Definition
seizure, attack
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-lepsy
 Definition
seizure
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
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-oid
 Definition
resembling
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-osis
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abnormal conditioning
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-paresis
 Definition
slight paralysis
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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