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nursing 215 suffixes
Suffix | Meaning |
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-algia | pain |
-asthenia | weakness |
-biotic | living matter |
-cele | tumor/cyst/hernia |
-cide | causing death |
-cyte | cell |
-desis | surgical fixation |
-ectomy | removal of |
-emia | blood |
-esthesia | feeling/ sensation |
-gene | production/origin |
-gram | a tracing |
-graphy | a writing |
-itis | inflammation |
-ize | to treat by special method |
-litho | stone |
-logy | science of |
-lysis | setting free |
-meter | measure |
-oid | form, shape, resemblence |
-oma | tumor |
-orraphy | repair of |
-osis | process |
-pathy | disease |
-penia | lack |
-pexy | fastening/fixation |
-plasty | to shape |
-rhagia | hemmorrage |
-raphy | a suturing |
-rhea | flow |
-scope | instrument used for examining |
-scopy | see, examine |
-stasis | standing still |
-stomy | to form an opening |
-tomy | incision into |
-uria | relating to urine |