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Intro to Suffixes
Intro to Health Med Term Unit- Common Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ac, ar | Pertaining to |
| algia, dynia | Pain |
| ectomy | Removal of |
| emia | Blood |
| gram | Instrument used to record |
| graphy | Process of recording |
| ia, ism | Condition |
| itis | Inflammation |
| logy | Study of |
| oma | Tumor |
| tomy | Surgical incision |
| pathy | Disease |
| plasty | Surgical repair |
| plegia | Paralysis |
| pnea | Breathing |
| rrhea | Drainage |
| scope | Instrument to examine |
| scopy | Examination using the scope |
| lysis | Separation, destruction |
| edema | Swelling |
| emesis | Vomiting |
| gen, genesis | Forming, producing, origin |
| osis | Abnormal condition |
| phagia | Eating, swallowing |
| ist, ician | Specialist |