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Med term 1
Common suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -Algia | Pain |
| -Cele | Protrusion |
| -Cyte | Cell |
| -dynia | Pain |
| -ectasis | Dilation |
| -gen | That which produces |
| -genic | Producing |
| -ia | State; condition |
| -iasis | Abnormal condition |
| -ism | State of |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -logist | One who studies |
| -ology | The study of |
| -lytic | Destruction |
| -malacia | Abnormal softening |
| -megaly | Enlarged |
| -oma | Tumor |
| -opsy | View of |
| -osis | Abnormal condition |
| -pathy | Disease |
| -plasm | Formation |
| -plegia | Paralysis |
| -Ptosis | Drooping |
| -rrhage | Excessive |
| -rrhagia | Abnormal flow condition |
| -rrhea | Discharge |
| -rrhexis | Rupture |
| -sclerosis | Hardening |
| -stenosis | Narrowing |
| -therapy | Treatment |
| -trophy | Development |