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Ch 3 Suffixes
Medical Terminology Class, Chapter 3 Suffixes
Suffixes | Definitions |
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-algia | pain |
-cele | hernia |
-centesis | surgical procedure to remove fluid |
-coccus | berry-shaped bacterium |
-cyte | cell |
-dynia | pain |
-ectomy | excision, removal, resection |
-emia | blood condition |
-genesis | condition of producing, forming |
-gram | record |
-graph | instrument for recording |
-itis | inflammation |
-logy | study of |
-lysis | breakdown, destruction, separation |
-malacia | softening |
-megaly | enlargement |
-oma | tumor, mass, collection of fluid |
-opsy | to view |
-osis | condition, usually abnormal |
-pathy | disease condition |
-penia | deficiency |
-phobia | fear |
-plasia | development, formation, growth |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-ptosis | drooping, sagging, prolapse |
-sclerosis | hardening |
-scope | instrument for visual examination |
-scopy | process of visual examination |
-stasis | stopping, controlling |
-stomy | opening to form a mouth |
-therapy | treatment |
-tomy | incision, cutting into |
-trophy | development, nourishment |
-er | one who |
-ia | condition |
-ist | specialist |
-ole | little, small |
-ule | little, small |
-um | structure, tissue |
-ium | structure, tissue |
-us | structure, substance |
-y | condition, process |
-ac | pertaining to |
-iac | pertaining to |
-al | pertaining to |
-ar | pertaining to |
-ary | pertaining to |
-eal | pertaining to |
-genic | pertaining to, producing, produced by or produced in |
-ic | pertaining to |
-ical | pertaining to |
-oid | resembling |
-ose | pertaining to, full of |
-ous | pertaining to |
-tic | pertaining to |