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Medical Terminology
Ch. 1 & 2 - Suffix (final)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| suffix | to describe condition (C) or procedures (P) or an adjective (adj) |
| itis (C) | inflammation |
| oma (C) | tumor |
| osis (C) | abnormal condition |
| iasis (C) | abnormal condition |
| ism (C) | abnormal condition |
| ia (C) | abnormal condition |
| esthesia (C) | sensation, feeling |
| plegia (C) | paralysis |
| plasia (C) | growth, development |
| trophy (C) | growth, nutrition |
| rrhea (C) | discharge |
| rrhage (C) | abnormal discharge |
| stasis (C) | stand still, stopping |
| lysis (C) | breaking down, destruction, seperation |
| malacia (C) | softening |
| ptosis (C) | falling, drooping |
| phobia (C) | abnormal fear |
| cele (C) | hernia (protrusion) |
| algia (C) | pain |
| agra (C) | severe pain |
| ectasis (C) | expansion, dialation |
| rrhexis (C) | rupture |
| emesis (C) | vomitting |
| penia (C) | decrease, deficiency |
| pathy (C) | disease |
| spasm (C) | involuntary contraction |
| phagia (C) | eating, swallowing |
| pepsia (C) | digestion |
| ologist (C) | specialist |
| ician (C) | specialist |
| toxic (C) | poison |
| megaly (C) | enlargement |
| crine (C) | secrete, secretting |
| icle (C) | small |
| ole (C) | small |
| ule (C) | small |
| genesis (C) | forming, producing |
| emia (C) | blood condition |
| ectomy (P) | surgical removal |
| stomy (P) | creating an opening |
| tomy (P) | cutting, incision |
| tome (P) | instrument for cutting bones |
| plasty (P) | surgical repair |
| pexy (P) | fixation (in place) |
| tripsy (P) | crushing |
| rrhaphy (P) | surgical suture |
| centesis (P) | surgical puncture |
| clasis (P) | surgical fracture |
| desis (P) | surgical fixation (binding) |
| graphy (P) | process of recording or imaging |
| graph (P) | recording instrument |
| gram (P) | record |
| scopy (P) | process of viewing |
| scope (P) | instrument for viewing |
| metry (P) | process of measuring |
| meter (P) | instrument for measuring |
| ac (adj) | pertaining to |
| al (adj) | pertaining to |
| ar (adj) | pertaining to |
| ary (adj) | pertaining to |
| eal (adj) | pertaining to |
| ic (adj) | pertaining to |
| ical (adj) | pertaining to |
| ior (adj) | pertaining to |
| ous (adj) | pertaining to |
| tic (adj) | pertaining to |
| gnosis | knowing |
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