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Med Terms: Suffixes
Medical terminology flashcards #2: suffixes
Term | Definition |
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-cele | hernia |
-centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
-coccus | sperical bacteria (singular) |
-cocci | spherical shaped bacteria (plural) |
-dynia | pain |
-genesis | condition of producing, forming |
-graph | instrument for recording |
-graphy | process of recording |
-lysis | breakdown, destruction, separation |
-malacia | softening |
-megaly | enlargement |
-penia | deficiency |
-phobia | fear |
-plasia | development, formation, growth |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-ptosis | drooping, falling, prolapse |
-sclerosis | hardening |
-stasis | controlling, stopping |
-stomy | opening to form a mouth (stoma) |
-therapy | treatment |
-trophy | development, nourishment |
-er | one, who |
-ia | condition |
-ole, -ule | little, small |
-um, -ium | structure, tissue |
-us | structure, substance |
-oid | resembling, derived from |
-ose | pertaining to, full of |