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Terminology - Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -al | pertaining to |
| -cele | hernia; swelling |
| -cyte | cell |
| -derma | skin |
| -ectomy | excision; removal |
| -esis | condition |
| -graft | transplantation |
| -ia | comditio |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -is | noun ending |
| -ism | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | specialist in the stud of |
| -logy | study of |
| -malacia | softening |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | decrease |
| -phoresis | carrying, transmission |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -poiesis | formation, production |
| -rrhagia | bursting forth |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -therapy | treatment |