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gcricks suffixes
suffixes and their meanings
Term | Definition |
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-plasty | reconstruction |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-stomy | creation of an opening |
-tomy | incision |
-rrhea | flow |
-spasm | involuntary contraction |
-ptosis | drooping |
-rrhage -rrhagia | excessive flow |
-oma | tumor |
-oid | resembling |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-centesis | puncture |
-icle | small |
-ole | small |
-ule | small |
-ula | small |
-ium | tissue, structure |
-ia -ism | condition |
-iasis | presence of |
-lysis | loosen, loss, break down |
-malacia | abnormal softening |
-cele | hernia |
-ectomy | removal |
-pexy | surgical fixation |
-desis | binding fixation |
What is a suffix? | A suffix adds additional meaning to the end of a term |