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Common Med Suffixes
Common Medical Suffixes and Their Meanings
Question | Answer |
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centesis | tap, puncture |
ectomy | removal |
lysis | separate, destroy |
ostomy | form an opening |
otomy | cut into |
plasty | repair |
algia | pain |
cele | hernia, swelling |
emia | blood |
gen | producing |
itis | inflammation |
megaly | enlargement |
oid | resemble |
oma | tumor |
osis | abnormal condition |
pathy | disease |
penia | deficiency |
phagia | eating |
phasia | speech |
plegia | paralysis |
phobia | fear |
pnea | air, breathing |
rrhage | burst forth |
rrhea | flow, discharge |
sclerosis | hardening |
spasm | contraction |
troph | nourishment |
uri(a) | urine |
gram | picture, record |
ology | study of |
phon | sound |
scope | inspect |