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Orange Module
Terminology- Suffixes and Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -al | pertaining to |
| -orexia | appetite |
| -algia | pain |
| -pathy | disease |
| -cele | hernia, swelling |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -phagia | swallowing, eating |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -plakia | plaque |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -ist | specialist |
| -prandial | meal |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -listhesis | slipping |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -lith | stone, calculus |
| -scope | instrument for examining |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -lysis | separation, destruction, loosening |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction, twitching |
| -megally | enlargement |
| -stomy | forming an opening |
| -ole | small, minute |
| -tomy | incision |
| a- | without, not |
| an- | without, not |
| orth- | straight |
| dia- | through, across |
| peri- | around |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| post- | after, behind |
| hyper- | excessive |
| sub- | under, below |