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Medical Terminology
Suffixes and their meanings
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain, painful |
| -cele | swelling |
| -ectomy | to remove, to cut out |
| -em(ia) | blood |
| -ism | affection |
| -kine | movement |
| -oma | tumour, growth |
| -plasty | shape, correct surgically |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -tomy | to cut |
| -blast | young cell |
| -cyt(o) | cell |
| -graphy | note, record |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study |
| -ostomy | make a slit |
| -scopy | to look at/in |