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Medical Terminology
Chapter 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain |
| -cele | hernia |
| -dynia | pain |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -ia | state of; condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis | destruction; separation; breakdown |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor; mass |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease process |
| -penia | decrease; deficiency |
| -phobia | irrational fear |
| -ptosis | downward displacement; drooping; prolapse; sagging |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -rrhage; rrhagia | bursting forth |
| -rrhea | flow; discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -spasm | sudden, involuntary contraction |
| -stenosis | narrowing; stricture |
| -y | process |
| -gram | record; writing |
| -graph | instrument used to record |
| -graphy | process of recording; producing images |
| -meter | instrument used to measure; process of measuring |
| -metry | to measure; measurement |
| -opsy | to view |
| -scope | instrument used to visually examine |
| -scopy | process of visually examining |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -desis | surgical binding; surgical fixation |
| -ectomy | excision; surgical removal |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | surgical reconstruction; surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | suture; sew |
| -stasis | stoppage; stopping; controlling |
| -stomy | new opening; artificial opening |
| -tome | instrument used to cut |
| -tomy | process of cutting; incision |
| -cyte | cell |
| -er; -ician; -logist; -ist | specialist; one who specializes; specialist in the study of |
| -ion | process |
| -logy | study of; process of study |
| -or | one who; person or thing that does something |
| -plasia | formation; development |
| -poiesis | production; manufacture; formation |
| -genic | produced by; producing |
| -oid | resembling |
| -ole; -ule | small |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ous | pertaining to |
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