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PMI Suffixes
Common Medical Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ac, al | pertaining to |
| -algia (test question) | pain |
| -cyte (test question) | cell |
| -ecotomy (test question) | excision, removal |
| -emia (test question) | blood condition |
| -gram | recording, writing |
| -itis (test question) | inflammation |
| -logist (test question) | specialist in the study of |
| -logy (test question) | study of |
| -lysis (test question) | breakdown, destruction |
| -oma (test question) | tumar |
| -pathy (test question) | disease |
| -penia (test question) | deficiency |
| -rrhage (test question) | burst forth/excessive flow |
| -spasm | twitch, involuntary muscle movement |
| -stasis (test question) | stopping, controlling, standing |
| -tomy (test question) | cutting, incision |
| -ic, -tic (test question) | pertaining to |
| ism (test question) | state of |
| meter (test question) | instrument that measures or counts |
| -crit | to seperate |