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Cardiovascular and nervous system suffixes
medical terminology
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10/23/2025
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Term
-cardia
 Definition
heart condition 
Term
-emia 
 Definition
blood condition 
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-tension 
 Definition
pressure 
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-statis 
 Definition
stopping, controlling 
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-rrhage 
 Definition
excessive flow 
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-lysis
 Definition
breakdown, destruction 
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-logy
 Definition
study of 
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-gram
 Definition
record, picture 
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-graph 
 Definition
instrument for recording 
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-graphy 
 Definition
process of recording 
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-scopy 
 Definition
visual examination 
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-meter 
 Definition
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-meter 
 Definition
instrument for measuring 
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-metry 
 Definition
process of measuring 
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-genic 
 Definition
record 
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-pathy
 Definition
disease 
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-megaly 
 Definition
enlargement 
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-oma 
 Definition
tumor, mass 
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-osis 
 Definition
abnormal condition 
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-emia 
 Definition
blood condition 
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-penia 
 Definition
deficiency 
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-cytosis 
 Definition
increase in cells 
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-itis 
 Definition
inflammation 
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair 
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-ectomy 
 Definition
surgical removal 
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-otomy
 Definition
incision into 
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-ostomy
 Definition
creation of an opening 
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-ostomy
 Definition
creation of an opening 
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-rhhexis 
 Definition
rupture 
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-sclerosis 
 Definition
hardening 
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-spasm 
 Definition
sudden contraction  
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-therapy 
 Definition
  treatment 
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-ic/-al/-ary
 Definition
pertaining to 
Term
 
 Definition
Term
-algia 
 Definition
pain
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-esthesia 
 Definition
sensation, feeling
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-lepsy
 Definition
seizure 
Term
-plegia 
 Definition
paralysis 
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-paresis 
 Definition
partial paralysis, weakness
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-phasia 
 Definition
speech
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-lexia
 Definition
reading 
Term
-mania
 Definition
obsession 
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-phobia
 Definition
fear 
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-phrenia
 Definition
mind 
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-logy 
 Definition
study of 
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-logist 
 Definition
specialist 
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-pathy 
 Definition
disease 
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-gram
 Definition
record or picture 
Term
-graph 
 Definition
instrument of recording 
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-tomy 
 Definition
incision 
Term
-ectomy 
 Definition
surgical removal 
Term
-plasty 
 Definition
surgical repair 
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--stomy 
 Definition
creation of an opening 
Term
-itis 
 Definition
inflammation 
Term
-Oma 
 Definition
tumor, mass 
Term
-osis 
 Definition
abnormal condition 
Term
-genic 
 Definition
produced by or in 
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-algia 
 Definition
pain 
Term
-kinesis/-kinesia 
 Definition
movement 
Term
-asthenia
 Definition
weakness 
Term
-taxia
 Definition
coordination 
Term
-trophy 
 Definition
development, nourishment 
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-lysis
 Definition
destruction, breakdown 
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-mnesia 
 Definition
memory 
Term
-conus
 Definition
cone-shaped
Term
centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture 
Term
-ic/-al/-ar
 Definition
pertaining to 
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-trophic 
 Definition
influencing, nourishing 
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