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Suffixes
Medical Terms 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -al, ic | pertaining to or related to |
| -algia | pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | surgical removal of, or excision |
| -gram | actual record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ist | one who specializes |
| -itis | inflammation of |
| -megaly | enlargement of |
| -ologist or logist | one who studies |
| -ology or logy | study of |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition of |
| -otomy | cutting into |
| -ostomy | surgically forming an opening |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | decrease or lack of |
| -phobia | fear of |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -scope | instrument to view or examine |