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Medical Terminology
Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain |
| -cele | hernia |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -coccus | berry shaped bacterium |
| -cyte | cell |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectomy | excision or removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -genesis | condition of producing or forming |
| -genic | pertaining to producing, produced by, or in |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | breakdown, destruction, separation |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor, mass or collection of fluid |
| -opsy | to view |
| -osis | condition, usually abnormal |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasia | development, formation or growth |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -ptosis | drooping, sagging, prolapse |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -scope | instrument for visual examination |
| -scopy | process of visual examination |
| -stasis | stopping, controlling |
| -stomy | opening to form a mouth |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -tomy | incision, cut into |
| -trophy | development, nourishment |
| -blast | embryonic, immature |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -drome | to run |
| -fusion | coming together or to pour |
| -gen | producing or forming |
| -lapse | to lide, fall or sag |
| -meter | to measure |
| -mission | to send |
| -or | one who |
| -partum | birth or labour |
| -phoria | to bear or carry (mental state) |
| -physis | to grow |
| -plasia | development or formation |
| -plasm | development or formation |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptosis | droop, sag, prolapse |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -statis | stop or control |
| -trophy | nourishment or development |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -chezia | defecation or elimination of wastes |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -prandial | meal |
| -tripsy | to crush |
| -pathy | disease condition |
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