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Medical Terminology Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -clysis | irrigation, washing |
| -ectasis | dilation,expansion |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gram | record, writing |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -lysis | separation, loosening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -meter | instrument for measuring |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -pathy | disease |
| -phonia | voice |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -scope | instrument for examining |
| -sphyxia | pulse |
| -stasis | standing still |
| -stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
| -stomy | forming an opening (mouth) |
| -thorax | chest |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -tomy | incision |