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Med. Term. Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ic; -al; -an; -ar; -ary; -eal; -iac; -ic; -id; -ile; -ous; -tic | Pertaining to |
| -algia; -dynia | Pain |
| -cele | Herniation; Protrusion |
| -cyte | Cell |
| -ectomy | Removal; Excision |
| -emesis | Vomit |
| -emia | Blood condition |
| -er; -or; -logist; -ist | Specializes in the study of |
| -genic | Pertaining to the origin |
| -gram | Document; Record; Xray |
| -graph | Instrument to record |
| -graphy | Process of recording |
| -ia | State of |
| -iasis | Condition; presence of |
| -ist | One who specializes |
| -itis | Inflammation of |
| -lith | Stone; Calculus |
| -logy | Study of |
| -lysis | Breaking down; Destroy |
| -malacia | Softening |
| -megaly | Enlargement |
| -ole; -ule | Small; Tiny |
| -oma | Tumor; Mass |
| -osis | Abnormal Condition |
| -ostomy | Creating New Opening |
| -otomy | Surgical Incision Into |
| -pathy | Disease Process |
| -penia | Deficiency |
| -pexy | Lifting; Suspension |
| -plasia | Formation; Development |
| -plasty | Surgical Repair |
| -plegia | Paralysis |
| -pnea | Breathing |
| -poiesis | Creation; Production |
| -ptosis | Drooping |
| -rrhagia; -rrhage | Bursting Forth |
| -rrhaphy | Suture Repair |
| -rrhea | Discharge; Flow |
| -scope | Instrument to view |
| -scopy | Process of viewing with instrument |
| -stasis | Controlling; Stopping |
| -stenosis | Narrowing |
| -tome | Instrument to cut |
| -tomy | Incision; Cutting |
| -tripsy | Process of crushing |
| -trophy | Process of nourishment/growth |
| -y | Process of |
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