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Common Suffixes
Vet Terminology - Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -osis | Condition |
| -pathy | Disease |
| -pexy | To suture to |
| -plasty | To surgically repair |
| -rrhage | To burst |
| -rrhea | To flow |
| -scope | Instrument used to view |
| -scopy | The act of using an instrument for viewing |
| -stomy | To create a new surgical opening |
| -therapy | Treatment |
| -tomy | To cut into surgically; to make an incision |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture into |
| -ectomy | Surgical removal of |
| -emia | Blood |
| -gram | A record of |
| -graph | To record with an instrument |
| -graphy | The act of recording using an instrument |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -logy | The study of |
| -lysis | To break down |
| -megaly | Enlargement of |