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Medical Terminology

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suffixmeaningcombinationdefinition
-ize use, subject to Anesthetize subject to anesthesia
-pexy fixation or suturing (a stabilizing type of repair) Gastropexy fixation of the stomach to the body wall
-plasty to shape, the surgical formation of, or plastic surgery ( meaning to improve function, to relieve pain, or for cosmetic reasons) Cheiloplasty plastic repair of the lips (to improve looks and function)
-rrhaphy to surgically repair by joining in a seam or by suturing together Herniorrhaphy surgical repair of hernia
-stomy to make a new artificial opening in a hollow organ (to the outside of the body), or to make a new opening between two hollow organs Colostomy- Gastroduodenostomy- -surgical creation of a new opening between the colon and the outside of the body -to create a new opening between the stomach and the duodenum
-tomy to incise or cut into (making an incision) Laparotomy surgical incision into the abdomen
-algia pain Myalgia muscular pain
-emesis vomit Hematemesis vomiting blood
-emia blood condition Anemia lack of blood
-esis ,-iasis, -asis infestation or infection with , a condition characterized by Paresis- Lithlasis- -partial paralysis - condition characterized by formation of calculi
-genesis development, origin Carcinogenesis development of cancer
-ism a state or condition, a fact of being, result of a process Hypercortisonism condition resulting from excessive cortisone
-itis inflammation of Tonsiltis inflammation of tonsils
-megaly enlarged Hepatomegaly enlarged liver
-oma tumor Lelomyoma tumor of smooth muscles
-osis abnormal condition or process of degeneration Nephrosis degenerative disease of the kidneys
-path,-pathy disease Pathogenic disease causing
-penia deficiency or lack of Leukopenia deficiency of white blood cells
-phage, -phagy eating Coprophagy eating fences
-phobia abnormal fear or intolerance of Photophobia intolerance of light
-plasia, -plastic, -plasty forming, growing,changing Anaplasia- Rhinoplasty- -changing structure of cells -surgical change to the nose
-pnea breathing Dyspnea difficulty breathing
-rrhea flow or discharge Diarrhea discharge of feces
-graph instrument or machine that writes or records Electrocardiograph machine that records electrical impulses produced by the beating heart
-graphy procedure of using an instrument or machine to record Electrocardiography procedure of using an electrocardiograph to produce an electrocardiogram
-gram product, written, record , "picture," or graph produced Electrocardiogram (ECG, EKG)= graphic tracing of the electrical currents flowing through the beating heart
-meter instrument or machine that measures or counts Thermometer instrument used to measure body temperature
-metry, -imetry procedure of measuring Dosimetry act of determining the amount, rate, and distribution of ionizing radiation
-scope instrument for examining, viewing or listening Otoscope instrument for looking into ears
-scopy act of examining or using the scope Laparoscopy procedure of using a laparoscope to view the abdominal cavity
-tome instrument for cutting such as into smaller or thinner sections Microtome instrument for cutting tissues into microthin slices or sections
-centesis to puncture, perforate, or tap, permitting withdrawal of substances Abdominocentesis surgical puncture of the abdomen to remove fluid from the peritoneal cavity
-ectomy to excise or surgically remove Cholecystectomy surgically remove of the gallbladder
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