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Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -ectomy | surgical excision, removal |
| -gram | record, recording |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study of |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -megaly | abnormal enlargement |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -rrhagia, -rrhage | bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge |
| -rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -scope | instrument for viewing |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
| -ostomy | creation of an artificial opening |
| -otomy, -tomy | cutting into, incision |
| -uria | urine |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| -dynia | pain |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -necrosis | tissue death |
| -stasis, -static | control, maintenance of a constant level |
| -plasia | formation, growth |
| -desis | to bind, tie together |
| -lysis | loosening, destruction, degeneration, setting free, separation |
| -poietic | pertaining to formation |
| -iatrist | specialist |
| -listhesis | slippage |
| -cele | hernia, tumor, swelling |
| -ia | abnormal condition, disease, plural of -ium |
| -plegia | paralysis, stroke |
| -ion | action |
| -ceps | head, point of origin |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -paresis | partial paralysis |
| -cyte | cell |
| -emia, -hemia | blood condition |
| -lytic | destroy or dissolve |
| -crasia | a mixture or blending |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -ules | small ones |
| -globin | protein |
| -ism | condition of |
| -derma | skin |
| -clasis | to break; surgical fracture |
| -plasm | formative material of cells, formation, growth |
| -gen | producing, causing |
| -phage | cell that eats |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -cocci | spherical bacteria |
| -cide | causing death |
| -static | causing control |
| -genesis | creation, forming, producing, origin, reproduction |
| -opsy | view of |
| -edema | swelling |
| -thorax | chest, pleural cavity |
| -pharynx | throat |
| -spasm | sudden, involuntary muscle contraction |
| -ectasis | stretching, dilation, enlargement |
| -ventilation | breathing |
| -ation | state or action |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -meter | measure |
| -ive | performs |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -lithiasis | presence of stones |
| -ologist | specialist |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -stomy, -ostomy | surgical creation of a new opening |
| -plakia | plaque |
| -tion | process of |
| -occult | hidden |
| -tripsy | to crush |
| -stasis | control |
| -ptosis | droop, sag |
| -lith | stone, calculus |
| -genic | created by |
| -uresis | urination |
| -alysis | a study of the parts |
| -esthesia | sensation, feeling |
| -tropic | having an affinity for, turning toward |
| -ist | specialist |
| -us | singular noun ending |
| -phasia | speech |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -phobia | abnormal fear |
| -mania | madness |
| -cusis | hearing |
| -opia | vision condition |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -metrist | one who measures |
| -opsia, -opsis, -opsy | vision, view of |
| -sis, -is | abnormal condition |
| -metry | to measure |
| -mileusis | carving |
| -ory | pertaining to |
| -trauma | injury, wound |
| -is | noun ending |
| -cytes | cells |
| -ula | small, little |
| -esis | abnormal condition |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -phyma | growth, tumor |
| -aria | connected with |
| -oid | resembling |
| -surgery | operative procedure |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| -crine | to secrete |
| -tocin | labor |
| -tropin | stimulate |
| -in | substance or chemical |
| -s | noun ending |
| -gravida | pregnant |
| -pause | stopping |
| -para | to give birth |
| -iferous | bearing, carrying, producing |
| -arche | beginning |
| -parous | bearing, bringing forth, has borne one or more children |
| -salpinx | fallopian tube |
| -ismus | spasm, contraction |
| -pareunia | sexual intercourse |
| -crit | to separate |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -ose | sugar |
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