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Pharmacy Tech. Appendix A Suffixes
Term | Definition |
---|---|
-algia | pain |
-cyte | cell |
-ectomy | surgical removal; excision |
-emesis | vomit |
-emia | blood |
-ism | inflammation |
-itis | structure or tissue |
-lepsy | break down |
-oid | resembling; like |
-(o)logist | specialist in the study or treatment of |
-(o)logy | study of |
-oma | tumor |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-ostomy | creation of an opening |
-otomy | incision to |
-pathy | disease |
-phobia | abnormal fear |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-pnea | breathing |
-rrhea | flor; discharge |
-sclerosis | hardening |
-stasis | control; stop |