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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 |