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Chapter 3
Suffixes
| Suffix | Meaning |
|---|---|
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -eal | Pertaining to |
| -ectomy | excision (resection, removal): process of cutting out |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gram | record |
| -graphy | process of recording, to record |
| -ia | condition |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis | separation, breakdown, destructoitn |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor, mass, swelling |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhage | bursting forth of blood |
| -rrhagia | bursting forth of blood |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -scopy | process of viewing or visual examination |
| -stomy | opening |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -tomy | incision, process of cutting into |
| -uria | urine condition |