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Med Terms Set 3
Suffixes and Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Angio/o | Vessel |
| Arteri/o | artery |
| Ather/o | plaque |
| Axill/o | armpit |
| Cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| Chron/o | time |
| Cyst/o | Bladder |
| Cry/o | cold |
| Inguin/o | groin |
| Necr/o | death |
| Ot/o | ear |
| Phleb/o | vein |
| Pneumon/o | lung |
| Septic/o | infection |
| Thorac/o | chest |
| Ur/o | Urine |
| Vascul/o | Blood vessel |
| -algia | Condition of pain |
| -emia | Blood condition |
| -ia | Condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | Tumor, mass |
| -sis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | Disease condition |
| -rrhea | Flow, discharge |
| -rrhage | Excessive discharge |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -uria | Condition of urine |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -ectomy | Removal, excision |
| -gram | record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -lysis | breakdown, destruction |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -scopy | Process of visual examination |
| -stomy | opening |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -tomy | incision |