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Chapter 1 Med Term
Suffix
Term | Definition |
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-ule -ula -icle -ole | small |
-rrhage -rrhagia | excessive flow |
-ism -osis -ia | condition |
-ac -al -ic -tic -ous -ar -ary -eal | pertaining to |
-stomy | creation of an opening |
-tomy | incision |
-iatrist | specialist in medicine of |
-ist | specialist |
-logist | specialist in the study of |
-logy | study of |
-iatrics -iatry | medical science |
-y | condition, procedure |
-ium | tissue, structure |
-rrhea | flow |
-oma | tumor |
-oid | resembling |
-malacia | abnormal softening |
-lysis | loosen, break down |
-iasis | presence of |
-emia | blood condition |
-dynia -algia | pain |
-pathy | disease |
-penia | deficiency |
-ptosis | drooping |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-spasm | involuntary contraction |
-centesis | puncture |
-gram | written record |
-graph | instrument used to produce a record |
-graphy | process of recording |
-meter | instrument used to measure |
-metery | process of measuring |
-scope | instrument used to look |
-scopy | process of looking |
-desis | binding, fixation |
-pexy | surgical fixation |
-plasty | reconstruction |
-rrhaphy | suture |