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Medical Terminology
Medical Word Parts (Suffixes) Part 2
Term | Definition |
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cele | hernia |
constriction | narrowing |
cytosis | a condition of cells |
derma | skin |
edema | swelling |
emia | a condition of the blood |
gravida | pregnant woman |
ia, ism | condition |
iasis | pathological condition or state |
itis | inflammation |
lepsy, leptic | seizure |
lith | stone |
malacia | softening |
megaly | enlargement |
necrosis | tissue death |
oid | resembling |
oma | tumor |
osis | abnormal condition |
oxia | oxygen |
paresis | slight or partial paralysis |
partum, tocia | childbirth, labor |
pathy | disease |
penia | deficiency |
pepsia | digestion |
phonia | voice |
plasia, plasm | formation, growth |
plastic | pertaining to formation or growth |
plegia | paralysis |
plegic | pertaining to paralysis |
pnea | breathing |
pneic | pertaining to breathing |
ptosis | drooping, prolapse |
salpinx | uterine (fallopian) tube |
sclerosis | hardening |
static | not in motion, at rest |
stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
thorax | chest |
trophy | nourishment, growth |
uria | urine |