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medical terminology
suffixes
Question | Answer |
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-algia | pain |
-cele | hernia |
-centesis | puncture |
-cutaneous | skin |
-cyte | cell |
-ectomy | removal of, surgically |
-emia | blood condition |
-gram | a record of data |
-gen | formation |
-ian | specialist in field of study |
-iatry | fild of study |
-itis | inflammation |
-lith | stone |
-ology | study of |
-lysis | dissolve, destroy |
-meter | instrument used for measurement |
-megaly | enlargement |
-oma | tumor |
-opia | eye condition |
-orrhea: -rrhea | dischage, flow |
-ostomy | artificial opening |
-pathy | disease in |
-penia | decrease in |
-phagia | eating condition |
-phasia | speaking condition |
-phobia | fear |
-plasty | plastic surgery |
-pnea | breathing |
-poiesis | production |
-ptosis | drooping |
-rhage | bursting forth |
-sclerosis | hardening |
-scope | instrument for viewing |
-scopy | inspection visually |
-stasis | standing still |
-stenosis | narrowing |
-stomy | surgical created opening |
-tomy | incision into |
-uria | uring |