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Common Medical Suffi
Common Medical Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain, painful |
| -asis | condition |
| -blast | young cell |
| -cele | swelling |
| -centesis | puncture for aspiration |
| -cide | killer |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | cut out |
| -emia | blood |
| -genesis | production, development |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -kin | in motion, action |
| -logy | study of |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -odynia | pain |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition |
| -opathy | disease |
| -penia | abnormal reduction |
| -pexy | fixation |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -phasia | speaking condition |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasty | plastic surgery |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -ptosis | downward displacement |
| -rhaphy | suture |
| -scope | instrument for examination |
| -stomy | creation of an opening |
| -tomy | incision |
| -uria | urine |