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Med108 Lesson 4
Cardiovascular/ Nervous System Suffixes
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07/30/2025
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Term
brady-
 Definition

Meaning-slow

 
Term
endo-
 Definition
meaning-inside, within
Term
epi-
 Definition
meaning-upon, over, on top
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above normal
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hypo-
 Definition
under or below
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peri-
 Definition
around
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tachy-
 Definition
fast
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crasia-
 Definition
a mixture or blending (in relation to blood)
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-lysis
 Definition
destruction, breakdown
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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-penia
 Definition
deficiency
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-rrhage
 Definition
bursting forth, excessive flow
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-stasis
 Definition
stopping, controlling
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-cytosis
 Definition
condition of cells
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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-cele
 Definition
hernia, swelling
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
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-genic
 Definition
producing, originating, or causing
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-gram
 Definition
record or image
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-graph
 Definition
instrument used to record
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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-iatrist
 Definition
specialist in treatment
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-iatry
 Definition
field of medicine, treatment
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-lepsy
 Definition
seizure
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-logist
 Definition
specialist in a field of study
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-malacia
 Definition
abnormal softening
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-mania
 Definition
madness or excessive preoccupation
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-oid
 Definition
resembling or like
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-oma
 Definition
tumor, swelling
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-phobia
 Definition
fear
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
suturing or stitching
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-tomy
 Definition
cutting or surgical incision
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-tropic
 Definition
having an affinity for, influencing
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