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Suffix Terms POHS
medical suffix terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -Al | Pertaining To |
| -Ase | Enzyme |
| -Blast | Budding |
| -Centesis | Surgical Puncture |
| -Cidal | Causing Death |
| -Clast | Broken |
| -Crit | To separate |
| -Cyte | Cell |
| -Ectomy | Surgical Removal |
| -Emia | Blood Condition |
| -Emesis | Vomiting |
| -Gen, Genesis, Genic | Producing |
| -Glia | Glue |
| -Gram | Something Written |
| -Ia | Condition Of, Diseased or Abnormal State |
| -Iac, Ic, Ior | Pertaining To |
| -Ism | State Of |
| -Itia, Itis | Inflammation |
| -Logy | Study Of |
| -Lyte | Dis-solvable |
| -Lytic | Destroy; Reduce |
| -Mania | Madness or Insane Desire |
| -Megaly | Enlargement |
| -Meter | Instrument used to Measure |
| -Odia | Smell |
| -Ologist | One who Studies and Practices |
| -Oma | Tumor or Swelling |
| -Opia | Vision |
| -Opsy | To View |
| -Orrhea | Flow, Excessive Discharge |
| -Orrhexis | Rupture |
| -Osis | Abnormal Increase in Production |
| -Ostomy | Creation of an Artificial Opening |
| -Otomy | Cut Into or Incision |
| -Oxia | Oxygen |
| -Pathy | Disease |
| -Sclerosis | Hardening |
| -Scope | Instrument used for Visual Examination |
| -Scopy | Visual Examination |
| -Sepsis | Infection |
| -Spasm | Sudden Involuntary Muscle Contraction |
| -Stasis | Control or Stop |
| -Tomy | Cutting |
| -Tropic | Influencing |