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VVan Hook_suffix
Med Term_ Suffix 51-82
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -paresis | slight paralysis |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficient, lack of |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia, -phagy | eating, swallowing |
| -phobia | abnormal fear, intolerance |
| -phonia | pertaining to sound |
| -phoria | feeling |
| -plasia, -plasm | formation, development |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -poiesis | formation |
| porosis | passage |
| -rrhage, -rrhagia | excessive flow, bleeding |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | abnormal flow, discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sarcoma | malignant tumor |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| -scope | instrument for examining |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -sepsis | infection |
| -spasm | sudden involuntary muscle contraction |
| -stasis | control, stop |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -stomy | surgical opening |
| -tomy | cutting,incision |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |
| -trophy | nourishment, development |
| -ule | little |