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medical terminology suffixes
Term | Definition |
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algia | pain, suffering |
centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
dynia | pain |
ectasis | stretching out; dilation; expansion |
ectomy | excision or surgical removal |
emesis | vomiting |
emia | blood; blood condition |
genic | producing; forming |
gram | record; X-ray |
ism | state of |
itis | inflammation |
lepsy | seizure |
logist | specialist |
logy | study of |
lysis | destruction; reduce; separation |
malacia | softening |
megaly | enlargement |
metry | measurement |
oma | tumor; mass |
pathy | disease |
penia | abnormal reduction in number; lack of |
phagia | eating; swallowing |
phobia | abnormal fear of or aversion to specific objects or things |
plasm | growth; formation; substance |
plasty | plastic or surgical repair |
plegia | paralysis; stroke |
rrhexis | rupture |
sclerosis | hardening |
scope | instrument used for visual exam |
scopy | visual exam with an instrument |
sepsis | infection |
sis | state of |
stasis | control; stop; standing still |
stenosis | narrowing; constriction |
tomy | cutting into; surgical incision |
tripsy | crushing |