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Medical Suffixes
Suffixes found in medical terms.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -blast | budding |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -cidal | killing |
| -clast | broken |
| -crit | to separate |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | excision or surgical removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -gen, -genesis, -genic | producing or causing |
| -glia | glue |
| -gram | something written |
| -ia | condition of, diseased or abnormal state |
| -iac, -ic, -ior | pertaining to |
| -ism | state of |
| -itia, -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study of |
| -lyte | dissolvable |
| -mania | madness or insane desire |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| -odia | smell |
| -ologist | one who studies or practices |
| -oma | tumor or swelling |
| -opia | vision |
| -opsy | to view |
| -orrhea | flow excessive discharge |
| -orrhexis | rupture |
| -osis | abnormal increase in production |
| -ostomy | creation of an artificial opening |
| -otomy | cut into or incision |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -pathy | disease |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -scope | used for visual examination |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -sepsis | infection |
| -spasm | involuntary muscle contraction |
| -stasis | control or stop |
| -tomy | cutting |
| -tropic | influencing |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
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