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Medical Terminolgy
Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -itis | inflamation |
| -ic,-ac,-us,-al,-ar | pertaining to |
| -logy | study of |
| -pathy | disease of |
| -scope | instrument to look |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| -scopy | process of viewing |
| -phagia | swallow |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -cele | hernia or herniation |
| -ectomy | excision "cut out" |
| -tomy | incision "cut into" |
| -rrhagia | hemorrage, bleeding |
| -rrhapy | suture or stitch |
| -rrhexis | rupture or burst |
| -gram | picture |
| -logist | specialist |
| -grapher | person that takes pictures |
| -graphy | process of taking pictures |
| -algia | Pain |
| -pnea | Breath |
| -spasm-malacia | Softening |
| -centesis | Surgical Puncture to draw out fluid |
| -plasia | Development |
| -meter | Instrument used to measure |
| -metry | Process of measuring |