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medical terminology suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| algia | pain, suffering |
| centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| dynia | pain |
| ectasis | stretching out; dilation; expansion |
| ectomy | excision or surgical removal |
| emesis | vomiting |
| emia | blood; blood condition |
| genic | producing; forming |
| gram | record; X-ray |
| ism | state of |
| itis | inflammation |
| lepsy | seizure |
| logist | specialist |
| logy | study of |
| lysis | destruction; reduce; separation |
| malacia | softening |
| megaly | enlargement |
| metry | measurement |
| oma | tumor; mass |
| pathy | disease |
| penia | abnormal reduction in number; lack of |
| phagia | eating; swallowing |
| phobia | abnormal fear of or aversion to specific objects or things |
| plasm | growth; formation; substance |
| plasty | plastic or surgical repair |
| plegia | paralysis; stroke |
| rrhexis | rupture |
| sclerosis | hardening |
| scope | instrument used for visual exam |
| scopy | visual exam with an instrument |
| sepsis | infection |
| sis | state of |
| stasis | control; stop; standing still |
| stenosis | narrowing; constriction |
| tomy | cutting into; surgical incision |
| tripsy | crushing |