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Diagnostic Suffixes
Pharmacy Technician
| Suffix | Meaning |
|---|---|
| -algia | Condition of pain |
| -emia | Blood condition |
| -ia | Condition, disease |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -megaly | Enlargement |
| -oma | Tumor, mass |
| -osis | Condition, abnormal condition |
| -pathy | Disease condition |
| -rrhea | Flow, discharge |
| -rrhage | Bursting forth blood |
| -sclerosis | Hardening |
| -uria | Condition of Urine |
| -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, or -ic | Adjective Suffixes used as "Pertaining to" |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid (Thoracentesis) |
| -ectomy | Removal, resection, excision (Tonsillectomy) |
| -gram | Record (Myleogram) |
| -graphy | Process of recording (Mammography) |
| -lysis | Separation, breakdown (Dialysis) |
| -plasty | Surgical repair/correction (Rhinoplasty) |
| -scopy | Process of Visual Examination (Laryngoscopy) |
| -stomy | Opening (Colostomy) |
| -therapy | Treatment (Radiotherapy) |
| -tomy | Incision, to cut into (Craniotomy) |
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