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Table 4
Common Medical Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | excision; removal |
| -edema | swelling |
| -emia | blood; blood condition |
| -esthesia | feeling |
| -gram | record; writing |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -ia; -ic | pertaining to a pathological state or condition |
| -ism | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis | separation; destruction |
| -meter | instrument for measuring |
| -ology | study of |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition; abnormal condition |
| -otomy | incision into |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -scope; -scopy | to view; process of viewing |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction; twitching |
| -stasis | standing still; balance |
| -stenosis | narrowing; stricture |
| -stomy | to form an opening |
| -therapy | treatment; to treat |
| -tomy | incision |
| -uria | urine |