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Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology Suffixes
Term | Definition |
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-eal/ial | pertaining to |
-ary/ous | pertaining to |
-algia | pain |
-crine | seperate/secrete |
-cyte | cell |
-ectomy | excision/removal |
-ectopia | displacement |
-emia | blood condition |
-esthesia | sensation |
-gram | record, x-ray |
-graph | instrument used to record |
-graphy | process of recording |
-ia | condition of being in an abnormal state |
-mania | madness |
-meter | instrument used to measure |
-metry | measurement |
-morph | form/shape |
-ologist | one who studies |
-ology | study of |
-oma | tumor/swelling |
-opsy | to view |
-otomy | cut into |
-oxia | oxygen |
-pathy | disease |
-philia | love |
-phobia | abnormal fear |
-ism | state of |
-itis | inflammation |
-plasm | growth/substance |
-plegia | paralysis |
-pnea | breathing |
-gen | producing |
-lysis | destruction/death |
-sarcoma | malignant tumor |
-schisis | split/fracture |
-sclerosis | hardening |
-scope | instrument used for a visual exam |
-stenosis | constriction |
-thorax | chest |
-trophy | nourishment, growth |
-uria | urine |
-ase | enzyme |
-phoria | feeling |
-plasia | formation/development |
-ostomy | surgical opening |