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Med Terms-14
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -lysis/-lytic | destruction |
| -ectasis | expansion |
| -cele | hernia |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -stasis | stopping |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -rrhage/-rrhagia | bursting forth |
| -penia | too few |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -desis/-pexy | surgical fixation |
| -clasia | surgical breaking |
| -esthesia | feeling, sensation |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| -trophic/-trophy | development, nourishment |
| -ptysis | spitting up, coughing up |
| -plasm/-poiesis | formation, development |
| -phil | attracted to |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -phasia | speech |
| -para | to bear offspring |
| -osmia | sense of smell |
| -ole | small |
| -oid | resembling |
| -gravida/-cyesis | pregnancy |