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MT Suffixes
Med.Term. Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ac,-al,-ic,-ary,-ar | pertaining to, related to, located in |
| -algia | pain |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -esis,-ia,-a,-ism,-ity,-y,-osis,-tion,-sis,-iasis,-sia | state or condition, disease |
| -genesis | beginning, origin |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | instrument that records |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ician | one who |
| -ictal | seizure, attack |
| -ist,-ologist | a specialist in |
| -ites,-itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis,-lytic | destroy, dissolve, separation |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -paresis | slight paralysis |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficient, lack of |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -rrhage,-rrhagia | exessive flow |
| -rraphy | suturing in place |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sarcoma | malignant tumor |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| -scope | instrument for examining |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
| -stomy | surgical opening |
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