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MT Suffixes
Med.Term. Suffixes
Term | Definition |
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-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 |