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PMI Suffixes
Common Medical Suffixes
Term | Definition |
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-ac, al | pertaining to |
-algia (test question) | pain |
-cyte (test question) | cell |
-ecotomy (test question) | excision, removal |
-emia (test question) | blood condition |
-gram | recording, writing |
-itis (test question) | inflammation |
-logist (test question) | specialist in the study of |
-logy (test question) | study of |
-lysis (test question) | breakdown, destruction |
-oma (test question) | tumar |
-pathy (test question) | disease |
-penia (test question) | deficiency |
-rrhage (test question) | burst forth/excessive flow |
-spasm | twitch, involuntary muscle movement |
-stasis (test question) | stopping, controlling, standing |
-tomy (test question) | cutting, incision |
-ic, -tic (test question) | pertaining to |
ism (test question) | state of |
meter (test question) | instrument that measures or counts |
-crit | to seperate |