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7.2 Urology
Suffixes of the Urology unit.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -an | without; not |
| -ate | composed of; pertaining to |
| -ation | a process; being or having |
| -cele | hernia |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectasis | condition of dilation |
| -ectomy | surgical excision |
| -emia | condition of the blood; substance in the blood |
| -ence | state of |
| -esis | a process |
| -grade | pertaining to going |
| -gram | a record or picture |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ia | condition |
| -ias | condition |
| -iasis | state of; process of |
| -in | a substance |
| -ine | thing pertaining to |
| -ion | action; condition |
| -ist | one who specializes in |
| -itis | inflammation of; disease of |
| -ity | state; condition |
| -ization | process of making, creating or inserting |
| -lysis | process of breaking down or destroying |
| -lyte | dissolved substance |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -oma | tumor; mass |
| -opsy | process of viewing |
| -ory | having the function of |
| -osis | condition; abnormal condition; process |
| -pathy | disease; suffering |
| -pexy | process of surgically fixing in place |
| -plasty | process of reshaping by surgery |
| -poietin | a substance that forms |
| -ptosis | state of prolapsed; drooping; falling |
| -scope | instrument used to examine |
| -scopy | process of using an instrument to examine |
| -stalsis | process of contraction |
| -tion | a process; being or having |
| -tomy | process of cutting or making an incision |
| -tripsy | process of crushing |
| -triptor | thing that crushes |
| -ule | small thing |
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