Blood Vessels and Blood Word Parts

-ac

pertaining to 1

-scope

instrument used to view

-tomy

cut into, incision

-stenosis

narrowing, constriction

-stasis

stop, stopping, controlling

-scopy

process of viewing

-apheresis

removal

-emia

in the blood

-genic

producing, originating, causing

-gram

record, radiographic image

-logist

specialist who studies and treats

-logy

specialty

-lysis

loosening, dissolution, separating

-sclerosis

hardening

-poiesis

formation

-plasty

surgical repair

-pexy

surgical fixation, suspension

-penia

abnormal reduction in number

-pathy

disease

-ous

pertaining to 3

-osis

abnormal condition

-oma

tumor

-megaly

enlarged, enlargement

-itis

inflammation

-ia

condition of, diseased state, abnormal state

-graphy

process of recording, radiographic imaging

-graph

instrument used to record

-ectomy

excision, surgical removal

-centesis

surgical puncture to aspirate fluid