Suffixes 1
What does the suffix -emia mean?
blood condition
What does the term -spasm mean?
sudden, involuntary movement
What does the prefix hypo- mean?
below, insufficient
What does the prefix brady- mean?
slow
What does the suffix -systole mean?
contraction
What does the suffix -stenosis mean?
narrowing
What does the suffix -tension mean?
pressure
What does the prefix tachy- mean?
fast, swift, rapid
What does the prefix hyper- mean?
excessive, above
What does the suffix - stasis mean?
controlled, level, stopped
What does the suffix -megaly mean?
enlargement
What does the term -rrhexis mean?
rupture
What does the prefix a- or an- mean?
not, without
What does the prefix dys- mean?
bad, painful or difficult
What does the prefix epi- mean?
upon, over, at
What does the suffix -graph mean?
record, image or instrument used to record and image
What does the suffix -sclerosis mean?
hardening
What does the prefix peri- mean?
around, surrounding
What does the prefix -endo mean?
within, inside
What does the prefix sub- mean?
under, beneath
What does the suffix -metry mean?
process of measuring
What does the suffix -philia mean?
tendency to
What does the prefix anti- mean?
against
What does the prefix trans- mean?
through, across
What does the suffix -diastole mean?
Hint: Opposite of -systole
relaxation