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Intro & HA Med Terms
Mr. G’s Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -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 |