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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
CHAPTER 4 - PART 2 PREFIX - SUFFIX REVIEW
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ism, - emia | condition |
| -ectomy | surgical removal; excision |
| -derma | skin |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ology | study of |
| -rrhea | flow; discharge |
| -ous, -ic, -al, -tic | pertaining to |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ologist | specialist in the study of |
| -oid | resembling |
| -pathy | disease of |
| -tomy | incision; cutting into |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -malacia | softening |
| -gram | record |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -trophy | nourishment; growth |
| -lysis | destruction |
| -gensis | creating; producing |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -phobia | fear |
| -sclersis | abnormal condition of hardening |
| circum- | around |
| epi- | above; upon |
| a-, an-, in- | without, not, absence of |