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Intro & HA Med Terms
Mr. G’s Suffixes
Term | Definition |
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-ac, -al, -eal, -ic, -iac | pertaining to |
-algia | pain |
-cide | killing |
-cyte | cell |
-ectomy | surgical removal; removal; excision; resection |
-emia | blood condition |
-gram | record |
-graph | instrument for recording |
-ia | condition |
-ism | process; condition |
-ist | specialist |
-itis | inflammation |
-ium | structure; tissue |
-lithiasis | condition of stones |
-logy | study of |
-malacia | softening |
-megaly | enlargement |
-oid | derived from; resembling |
-oma | tumor; mass; swelling |
-osis | condition, usually abnormal |
-tomy | surgical cut into; process of cutting |
-pathy | disease; emotion |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-plegia | paralysis; palsy |
-pnea | breathing |
-rrhea | discharge; flow |
-scope | instrument for visual examination |
-stasis | stopping; controlling; placing |
-stomy | new opening |