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Suffixes Med Term
Suffixes Medical Terminology
Question | Answer |
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-algia | pertains to pain |
-asthenia | weakness |
-blast | germ of immature cell |
-cele | tumor, hernia |
-centesis | puncturing |
-cyte | cell |
-ectomy | a cutting out |
-emia | blood |
-esthesia | sensation |
-genic | causing |
-gram; -graph | record |
-itis | inflammation |
-lysis | gradual decline; weakening |
-megaly | enlargement of |
-ology | science of |
-ostomy | creation of an opening |
-oma | tumor, swelling |
-osis | condition of |
-paresis | weakness |
-phagia | eating |
-plegia | paralysis |
-pnea | breathing |
-pathy | disease |
-phasia | speech |
-phobia | fear |
-plasty | repair of; tying of |
-ptosis | falling |
-rhythmia | rhythm |
-rrhagia | bursting forth |
-rrhaphy | suture of; repair of |
-rrhea | flowing |
-scope | instrument for examination |
-scopy | esam by inspection |
-taxia | order, arrangement of |
-trophia | nourishment |
-uria | to do with urine |