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cardiovascular & nervous system suffixes
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-ac
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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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-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
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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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-ia
 Definition
Condition of, diseased state, abnormal state
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-ic
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Pertaining to
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-ion
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Process
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-itis
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Inflammation
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-lgia
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Pain
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-logist
 Definition
Specialist who studies and treats
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-lysis
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 Loosening, dissolution, separating
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-megaly
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Enlarged, enlargement
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-oma
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Tumor
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-osis
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Abnormal condition
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-ous
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Pertaining to
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-pathy
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 Disease
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-penia
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Abnormal reduction in number
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-pexy
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Surgical fixation, suspension
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-plasty
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Surgical repair
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-poiesis
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Formation
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-sclerosis
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Hardening
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-scope
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Instrument used to view
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-scopy
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Process of viewing
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-stasis
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Stop, stopping, controlling
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-stenosis
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Narrowing, constriction
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-tomy
 Definition
Cut into, incision
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Logy
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Neurology
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