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MA MOD A - WEEK 1
Medical Suffixes
Term | Definition |
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itis | inflammation |
logy | study of |
scopy | visual examination |
desis | fixation |
plasty | surgical repair |
oma | tumor or mass |
gram | record |
graph | instrument for recording |
lysis | destruction |
rrhage | to flow |
centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
ectomy | surgical removal, excision |
rrhapy | to suture |
ostomy | opening or mouth |
otomy | incision |
tripsy | to crush |
algia | pain |
genesis | to form or produce |
osis | abnormal condition |
pathy | disease |
penia | deficiency, lack of |
phobia | fear of |
stenosis | narrowing |
ist | specialist |
peri | around |
endo | within |
epi | above, upon, over |
hypo | below, deficient |
hyper | excessive, above |
anti | against |
ante | before |
inter | between |
intra | inside, within |
post | after |
pre | before |
retro | backward |
supra | above, excessive |
trans | through, across |
bi | two, twice, double |
eu | normal |