Meaning
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Meaning
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Meaning
100

narrowing, stricture 

-stenosis 
100

-graphy

process of recording 

100

poison

-toxic

100

-scope 

instrument for examining 

100

study or science of 

(o)logy

200

visual examination

-scopy

200

-cyst

bag or bladder

200

pain

-algia and -dynia

200

-cyte

cell

200

hernia, swelling

-cele

300

specialist 

-ologist

300

-ectasis

dilation, expansion 

300

disease

-path

300

-emesis

vomiting 

300

breathing 

-pnea

400

blood condition

-emia

400

-uria

to do with urine

400

forming, producing, or origin 


-gen and -genesis

400

-form and -void

resembling, shape like

400

inflammation

-itis

500

capable, able

-ible and -ile

500

-malacia

softening

500

eating, devouring 

-phagia and -phagy 

500

-rrhage and -rrhagia 

excessive flow 

500

what is the meaning of cardiomegaly?

enlargement of the heart 

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