Cardiology Prefixes and Suffixes

A set of flashcards covering medical terminology prefixes and suffixes.

-ac

Pertaining to

-ade

Process of

-al

Pertaining to

-apheresis

Removal

-ar

Pertaining to

-centesis

Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid

-dynia

Pain

-ectomy

Excision, surgical removal

-emia

Condition of blood

-genic

Producing, originating, causing

-gram

Record, radiographic image

-graph

Instrument used to record

-graphy

Process of recording, radiographic imaging

-la

Condition of, diseased state, abnormal state

-ic

Pertaining to

-lon

Process

-itis

Inflammation

-igia

Pain

-logist

Specialist who studies and treats

-lysis

Loosening, dissolution, separating

-megaly

Enlarged, enlargement

-oma

Tumor

-osis

Abnormal condition

-ous

Pertaining to

-pathy

Disease

-penia

Abnormal reduction in number

-pexy

Surgical fixation, suspension

-plasty

Surgical repair

-poiesis

Formation

-sclerosis

Hardening

-scope

Instrument used to view

-scopy

Process of viewing

-stasis

Stop, stopping, controlling

-stenosis

Narrowing, constriction

-tomy

Cut into, incision