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Respiratory Suffixes
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| algia | pain |
| ary | pertaining to |
| centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| eal | pertaining to |
| ectasis | dilation/stretching |
| ic | pertaining to |
| meter | instrument to measure |
| metry | process of measuring |
| phonia | sound/voice |
| pnea | breathing |
| rraphy | suture/stitch |
| rrhagia | hemorrage |
| rrhea | copious discharge |
| stomy | formation of an opening into |
| thorax | chest |
| tomy | incision into |
| ptysis | coughing/spitting up |