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Abbreviations
Page 2 Suffixes
Term | Definition |
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-algia, -dynia | pain |
-cele | pouching, hernia |
-centesis | puncture for aspitation |
-ectomy | excision |
-emia | blood |
-itis | inflammation |
-megaly | enlargement |
-old | resembling |
-oma | tumor |
-osis | condition or state |
-ostomy, -otomy | surgical opening |
-penia | deficiency, lack |
-pexy | fixation |
-phagia, -phagy | eating, swallowing |
-phasia | speaking |
-plasty | plastic surgery |
-plegia | paralysis, stroke |
-ptosis | falling, downward, displacement |
-rrhage, -rrhagia | excessive flow, hemorrhage |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-rrhea | discharge, flow |
=scope | instrument for seeing |
-scopy | viewing, visual exam |