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Medical Terminology
Suffixes
Term | Definition |
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-algia | pain |
-centesis | surgical puncture |
-ectomy | removal of |
-emia | blood |
-genic | origin, source |
-gram, -graphy | pictures, record |
-ic | pertaining to |
-itis | inflammation |
-lysis | destruction |
-malacia | softening |
-megaly | enlarged |
-ologist | specialist |
-ology | study of |
-oma | tumor |
-orrhea | flow |
-osis | condition of |
-ostomy | surgical opening |
-otomy | cut into |
-pathy | disease |
-penia | deficiency |
-phobia | fear |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-plegia | paralysis |
-ptosis | drooping down |
-sclerosis | hardening |
-scope | picture |
-spasm | contraction |
-stasis | stop, control |
-uria | urine |