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Noun Suffixes
Western Medical Terminology: Ch. 3
| Noun Suffix | Meaning |
|---|---|
| -algia (fibermyalgia) | pain |
| -cele | hernia |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -coccus (plural: -cocci) | berry-shaped bacterium |
| -cyte | cell |
| -dynia (vulvodynia: vaginal pain) | pain |
| -ectomy (masetomy) | excision, removal, resection |
| -emia (anemia) | blood condition |
| -genesis (osteogenesis: production of bone) | condition of producing, forming |
| -gram (mammogram) | record |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis (dialysis: removing waste and toxins from body, kidneys) | breakdown, destruction, separation |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor, mass, collection of fluid |
| -opsy (biopsy) | to view |
| -osis | condition, usually abnormal |
| -pathy (neuropathy) | disease condition |
| -penia (osteopenia: bone mineral weakening) | deficiency |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasia (dysplasia) | development, formation, growth |
| -plasty (rhinoplasty) | surgical repair |
| -ptosis (blepharoptosis) | drooping, falling, prolapse |
| -rrhea (gonorrea) | flow, discharge |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -scope (stethoscope) | instrument for visual examination |
| -scopy | process of visual examination (with an endoscope) |
| -stasis (Greek: standing still) | -controlling, stopping |
| -stomy (colostomy) | opening to form a mouth (stoma) |
| -thearpy | treatment |
| -tomy (hysterectomy) | incision, cutting into |
| -trophy (embryotrophy) | development, nourishment |
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