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ALH Chapter 2
Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| itis | inflammation |
| emesis | vomiting |
| hemat | blood |
| arthr | joint |
| dynia | pain |
| logy | study of |
| centesis | surgical puncture |
| enter | intestine |
| menig | meniges |
| encephalo | brain |
| clasis | to break surgically |
| desis | fixation of a bone or joint |
| ectomy | excision |
| lysis | separation |
| pexy | fixation of an organ |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| rraphy | suture |
| stomy | forming of an opening |
| tome | instrument to cut |
| tomy | incision |
| tripsy | crushing |
| litho | stone |
| gram | record |
| graph | instrument for recording |
| graphy | process of recording |
| meter | instrument for measuring |
| metry | act of measuring |
| scope | instrument for examining |
| scopy | visual examination |
| algia | pain |
| cele | hernia, swelling |
| ectasis | swellingdilation |
| edema | swelling |
| emia | blood condition |
| gen | forming |
| genesis | forming |
| iasis | abnormal condition of |
| malacia | softening |
| oma | tumor |
| pathy | disease |
| penia | decrease |
| phagia | eating, swallowing |
| phasia | speech |
| phobia | fear |
| plasia | formation, growth |
| plasm | growth |
| plegia | paralysis |
| ptosis | downward displacement |
| rrhage | bursting forth of |
| rrahgia | bursting forth of |
| rrhea | discharge |
| rrhexis | rupture |
| sclerosis | abnormal condition of hardening |
| spasm | involuntary contraction |
| stenosis | narrowing |
| toxic | poison |
| trophy | nourishment, development |
| ac | pertaining to |
| al | pertaining to |
| ar | pertaining to |
| ary | pertaining to |
| eal | pertaining to |
| ic | pertaining to |
| ical | pertaining to |
| ile | pertaining to |
| ior | pertaining to |
| ous | pertaining to |
| tic | pertaining to |
| esis | conditon |
| ia | conditon |
| ism | condition |
| iatry | medicine, treatment |
| ician | specialist |
| ist | specialist |
| y | condition |
| icle | small |
| ole | small |
| ule | small |