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MA MOD A - WEEK 1
Medical Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| itis | inflammation |
| logy | study of |
| scopy | visual examination |
| desis | fixation |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| oma | tumor or mass |
| gram | record |
| graph | instrument for recording |
| lysis | destruction |
| rrhage | to flow |
| centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| ectomy | surgical removal, excision |
| rrhapy | to suture |
| ostomy | opening or mouth |
| otomy | incision |
| tripsy | to crush |
| algia | pain |
| genesis | to form or produce |
| osis | abnormal condition |
| pathy | disease |
| penia | deficiency, lack of |
| phobia | fear of |
| stenosis | narrowing |
| ist | specialist |
| peri | around |
| endo | within |
| epi | above, upon, over |
| hypo | below, deficient |
| hyper | excessive, above |
| anti | against |
| ante | before |
| inter | between |
| intra | inside, within |
| post | after |
| pre | before |
| retro | backward |
| supra | above, excessive |
| trans | through, across |
| bi | two, twice, double |
| eu | normal |