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Intro to Suffixes
Intro to Health Med Term Unit- Common Suffixes
Term | Definition |
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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 |