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Suffixes
Term | Definition |
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-al | pertaining to |
-algia | pain |
-cyte | cell |
-ectomy | cutting out, removal |
-emia | blood condition |
-globin | protein |
-ia | condition |
-ic | pertaining to |
-ism | condition, process |
-itis | inflammation |
-logist | specialist in the study of |
-logy | study of |
-oma | tumor, mass |
-opsy | to view |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-scope | instrument to visually examine |
-scopy | process of visual examination |
-sis | state of |
-tomy | cutting into |
-ar | pertaining to |
-ary | pertaining to |
-centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
-eal | pertaining to |
-gram | record |
-graphy | process of recording |
-lysis | seperation, breakdown, destruction |
-megaly | enlargement |
-pathy | disease condition |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-rrhage | excessive discharge of blood |
-rrhagia | excessive discharge of blood |
-rrhea | flow, discharge |
-sclerosis | hardening |
-stomy | opening |
-therapy | treatment |
-uria | urine condition |
-ation | process of condition |
-cision | process of cutting |
-crine | secretion |
-dipsia | condition of thirst |
-emia | blood condition |
-gen | to produce |
-ine | pertaining to |
-lapse | to tall, slide |
-meter | to measure |
-mission | to send |
-mortem | death |
-ous | pertaining to |
-partum | birth |
-phagia | to eat swallow |
-phasia | to speak |
-plasia | formation |
-plasm | formation |
-plegia | paralysis |
-pnea | breathing |
-section | incision |
-stasis | to stand, control, place stop |
-tension | pressure |
-thesis | to put, place |
-tic | pertaining to |
-trophy | nourishment |
-um | structure |
-y | process, condition |