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Rad 110 MedTerms Ch2
Medical Terminology Systems Ch 2 select Suffixes
| Suffix | Meaning |
|---|---|
| -itis | inflammation |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -lysis | separation; destruction; loosening |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -stomy | forming an opening (mouth) |
| -tomy | incision |
| -gram | record, writing |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -scope | instrument for examining |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -edema | swelling |
| -lith | stone, calculus |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor |
| -pathy | disease |
| -phasia | speech |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction, twitching |
| -toxic | poison |
| -sclerosis | abnormal condition of hardening |
| -ical | pertaining to |
| -iatry | medicine; treatment |
| -ician | specialist |