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Medical Terminology
Suffix
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ac;-al;-ar;-ary | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -cele | wrist bones |
| -centesis | surgical procedure to remove fluid |
| -crine | secrete |
| -crit | separation |
| -cyte | cell |
| -cytosis | cell de struction |
| -desis | bind, tie together |
| -ectomy | removal |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -geneis | beginning |
| -globin;-globulin | found in blood |
| -gram | record, picture |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ia;-iac;-ic | pertaining to |
| -ism | practice or belief |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis;-lytic | destruction |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement, enlarged |
| -oid | resembling, like |
| -(o) logist | specialst |
| -(o) logy | study of |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition, abnormal condition |
| -ostomy | incision |
| --parisis | motor weakness or partial paralysis |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -pepsia | pepsin |
| -phagia | to eat |
| -phobia | fear of |
| -phonia | sound |
| -phoresis | sweat or perspiration |
| -phoria | sweat or perspiration |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -r/rhage;r/rhagia | excessive flow or discharge |
| -rrhea | runny |
| -rhexis | condition or process |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -scope | instrument to view |
| -scopy | process of viewing |
| -somnia | sleep |
| -spasm | constriction |
| -stasis | control, stopping |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -thorax | chest |
| -tocia | conditions of labor |
| -tripsy | crushing, rubbing |
| -trophy | nourishment, development |
| -tropin | turning |
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