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Medical Terminology
Suffix/combining forms - indicates: procedure, condition or disease
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -algia | Pain in a specified part of the body |
| -cele | Hernia, swelling, sac, tumour |
| -centesis | Puncture into a body cavity, usually to remove fluid |
| -cyte | Defining a cell |
| -desis | Binding or fixation |
| -ectasis | Dilation of a tubular structure |
| -ectomy | Surgical removal of a specified part of the body; excision |
| -aemia | Condition of the blood |
| -genic | Relating to gene; origin, formation |
| -gram | A recording, usually by an instrument |
| -graphy | Process of recording, writing, printing, representing |
| -ia | States or conditions, often abnormal |
| -iasis | Condition or state, especially an unhealthy one |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -lysis | Breaking down or detachment; dissolution or rupture of cells |
| -malacia | Morbid softening of tissues |
| -megaly | Enlargement of a body part |
| -oid | Resembling or having the appearance of |
| -oma | A tumor or neoplasm |
| -ology | The study of |
| -opsy | Examination or inspection |
| -osis | Disease, morbid state, abnormal increase. |
| -pathy | Morbid condition or disease; designates a noninflammatory condition |
| -penia | Deficiency, decrease |
| -pexy | Surgical fixation of an organ |
| -plasty | Molding or shaping of a defect to restore form and function to a body part |
| -ptosis | A downward displacement or prolapse of an organ |
| -rhaphy | Process of suturing |
| -rrhoea | Flow or discharge |
| -rhexis | Rupture of a blood vessel or of an organ |
| -scopy | Process of viewing, examining |
| -spasm | Involuntary contraction |
| -stasis | Maintain constancy, stoppage or diminution of flow (e.g. blood) |
| -stomy | Artificial or surgical opening |
| -therapy | Treatment |
| -tome | Instrument for cutting; a segment |
| -tripsy | breaking; surgical procedure in which a structure is intentionally crushed |
| -tomy | Surgical incision or cutting |
| -trophy | Nourishment, growth or development |
| -uria | Condition of the urine |
| -plegia | A specified paralysis |
| -cidal (-cide) | An agent that kills, or the act of killing |
| -phagia | Eating, swallowing |
| -phrenia | Of the mind, disordered mental activity |
| -pnoea | Breath, respiration |
| -opia | Visual condition or defect |
| -emesis | To vomit |
| -lithiasis | Presence, condition, or formation of stones |
| -pepsia | State of the digestion |
| -aesthesia | Condition of feeling, perception, or sensation |
| -dipsia | To have thirst |
| -ism | A condition, disease, or intoxication |
| -cusis | Deafness, hearing |
| -plasm | Formation, structure, tumour, tissue or living substance. |
| -gravida | Pregnancy |
| -oedema | Excessive amount of fluid in or around cells, tissues or serous cavities of the body, swelling |
| -iac | Pertaining to |
| -septic | Presence of infection |
| -phasia | Speech disorder |
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