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Chapter 7 Chabner
suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ectasis | stretching; dilation |
| -ectomy | removal; excision |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -esis | condition |
| -gram | record |
| -lithiasis | condition of stones |
| -lithotomy | incision for removal of a stone |
| -lysis | breakdown |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -ole | little; small |
| -osis | condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -poietin | substance that forms |
| -ptosis | droop; sag |
| -rrhea | flow; discharge |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -stomy | new opening (to form a mouth) |
| -tripsy | to crush |
| -uria | urination; urine condition |