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nursing 215 suffixes
| Suffix | Meaning |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -biotic | living matter |
| -cele | tumor/cyst/hernia |
| -cide | causing death |
| -cyte | cell |
| -desis | surgical fixation |
| -ectomy | removal of |
| -emia | blood |
| -esthesia | feeling/ sensation |
| -gene | production/origin |
| -gram | a tracing |
| -graphy | a writing |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ize | to treat by special method |
| -litho | stone |
| -logy | science of |
| -lysis | setting free |
| -meter | measure |
| -oid | form, shape, resemblence |
| -oma | tumor |
| -orraphy | repair of |
| -osis | process |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | lack |
| -pexy | fastening/fixation |
| -plasty | to shape |
| -rhagia | hemmorrage |
| -raphy | a suturing |
| -rhea | flow |
| -scope | instrument used for examining |
| -scopy | see, examine |
| -stasis | standing still |
| -stomy | to form an opening |
| -tomy | incision into |
| -uria | relating to urine |