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Chapter 2
Suffix---Med-Term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -cele | hernia/protrusion |
| -dynia | pain |
| -cytosis | abnormal cell condition |
| -edma | swelling |
| -ectasis | dilated/stretched out |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | condition of the blood |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lith | stone |
| -lysis | destruction |
| -lytic | destruction |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -megaly | enlargement/enlarged |
| -oma | tumor/mass |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | too few |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| -rrhage | bursting forth |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -rrhea | dischrage/flow |
| -sclerosis | hardened condition |
| -spasm | involuntary muscle contraction |
| -stasis | stopping |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -uria | condition of the urine |
| -clasia | surgical breaking |
| -desis | surgical fixation |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -ostomy | surgical create an opening |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -centesis | puncture to withdraw fluid |
| -gram | record or picture |
| -graphy | process of measuring |
| -meter | instruments of measuring |
| -metry | process of visually examining |
| -scope | instrument for viewing |
| -cyte | cell |
| -derma | skin condition |
| -esthesia | feeling/sensation |
| -kinesia | movement |
| -opia | vision |
| -osmia | sense of smell |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -partum | birth/labor |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phasia | speech |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -thorax | chest |
| -phagia | eating/swallowing |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -globin | protein |
| -ole | small |
| -ician | specialist |
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