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Suffixes
Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| algia | Pain |
| cele | Hernia |
| cyte | Cell |
| ectomy | Excision (resection, removal); process of cutting out |
| emesis | Vomiting |
| emia | Blood condition |
| genesis | Producing, forming |
| gram | Record |
| itis | Inflammation |
| logy | Study of |
| lysis | Separation, breakdown, destruction |
| megaly | Enlargement |
| oid | Pertaining to, resembling |
| oma | Tumor, mass, swelling |
| osis | Abnormal condition |
| ous | Ovary |
| pathy | Disease condition |
| penia | Deficiency |
| phasia | Speech |
| plasia | Formation, growth, development |
| plasty | Formation, growth |
| plegia | Surgical repair |
| pnea | Breathing |
| ptysis | Spitting |
| rrhage | Bursting forth of blood |
| rrhaphy | Suture |
| rrhea | Flow, discharge |
| sclerosis | Hardening |
| scope | Instrument to view or visually examine |
| scopy | Process of viewing or visual examination |
| spasm | Constriction |
| stasis | Stop, control, place, to stand |
| stenosis | Narrowing |
| stomy | Opening |
| therapy | Treatment |
| tomy | Incision, process of cutting into |
| trophy | Development, nourishment |
| uria | Urine condition |