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Indigo Module
Terminology- Suffixes/Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -al | pertaining to |
| -cele | hernia, swelling |
| -cyte | cell |
| -derma | skin |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -esis | condition |
| -graft | transplantation |
| -ia | condition |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -is | noun ending |
| -ism | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -logy | study of |
| -malacia | softening |
| -oma | tumour |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | decrease, deficiency |
| -phoresis | carrying, transmission |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -poiesis | formation, production |
| -rrhagia | bursting forth of |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -therapy | treatment |
| a- | without,not |
| an- | without, not |
| dia- | through, across |
| epi- | above, upon |
| hetero- | different |
| homo- | same, alike |
| hyper- | excessive, above normal |
| hypo- | under, below, deficient |
| pachy- | thick |
| peri- | around |
| sub- | under, below |