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NUR9 Common Suffixes
NUR9 Common Suffixes from Lippincott (KCC-07)
Suffix | Meaning |
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-algia | pain |
-centesis | surgical puncture, tap |
-cyte | cell |
-derma | skin |
-dipsia | thirst |
-ectomy | excision, removal of |
-edema | swelling |
-emesis | vomiting |
-emia | blood |
-gram | record |
-graphy | process of recording |
-ia | condition |
-ism | condition |
-ist | specialist |
-itis | inflammation |
-logist | specialist in the study of |
-logy | study of |
-lysis | seperation, destruction, loosening |
-megaly | enlargement |
-meter | measuring instrument |
-oma | tumor |
-opia | vision |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-pathy | disease |
-pause | cessation |
-penia | decrease, lack of |
-pepsia | digestion |
-phagia | swallow, eat |
-phasia | speech |
-phobia | fear |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-plegia | paralysis |
-pnea | breathing |
-rhea | flow, discharge |
-scope | instrument to view |
-scopy | visual examination |
-stomy | forming a new opening |
-therapy | treatment |
-uria | urine |