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MedTermChap 2
Suffixes!
| Suffixes | Meaning |
|---|---|
| -algia | Pain |
| -asthenia | Weakness |
| -cele | Hernia, Protrusion |
| -dynia | Pain |
| -ectasis | Dilated |
| -edema | Swelling |
| -emesis | Vomitting |
| -emia | Condition of the blood |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -lith | Stone |
| -lysis | Destruction |
| -lytic | Destruction |
| -malacia | Abnormal softening |
| -megaly | Enlargement, large |
| -oma | Tumor,mass |
| -pathy | Disease |
| -penia | Too few |
| -phobia | Fear |
| -plegia | Paralysis |
| -ptosis | Drooping |
| -rrhage | Bursting forth |
| -rrhea | Discharge, flow |
| -rrhexis | Rupture |
| -sclerosis | Hardened condition |
| -spasm | Involuntary muscle contraction |
| -stasis | Stopping |
| -stenosis | Narrowing |
| -uria | Condition of the urine |
| -clasia | Surgical breaking |
| -desis | Surgical fixation |
| -ectomy | Surgical removal of |
| -ostomy | Surgically create an opening |
| -otomy | Cutting into, incision |
| -pexy | Surgical fixation |
| -plasty | Surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | Suture |
| -tripsy | Crushing |