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Ch 2 Suffixes
Diagnostic and Pathological Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gram (electr/o/cardi/o/gram) | Record, writing |
| graph (electr/o/cardi/o/graph) | Instrument for recording |
| graphy (electr/o/cardi/o/graphy) | Process of recording |
| scope (end/o/scope) | Instrument for examining |
| scopy (end/o/scopy) | Visual examination |
| algia or dynia (neur/algia) (ot/o/dynia) | Pain |
| emesis (hyper/emesis) | Vomiting |
| gen, genesis (carcin/o/gen) | Forming, producing, origin |
| itis (gastr/itis) | Inflammation |
| malacia (chondr/o/malacia) | Softening |
| megaly (cardi/o/megaly) | Enlargement |
| oma (neur/oma) | Tumor |
| osis (cyan/osis) | Abnormal condition |
| pathy (my/o/pathy) | Disease |
| penia (oste/o/penia) | decrease or deficiency |
| phobia (hem/o/phobia) | Fear |
| plegia (quadr/i/plegia) | Paralysis |
| ptosis (blephar/o/ptosis) | Prolapse or downward placement |
| rrhea (dia/rrhea) | Discharge and flow |
| rrhexis (arteri/o/rrhexis) | Rupture |
| scler/osis (arteri/o/scler/osis) | Abnormal condition of hardening |
| spasm (blephar/o/spasm) | Involuntary contraction, twitching |
| stenosis (arteri/o/stenosis) | Narrowing structure |
| toxic (hepat/o/toxic) | Poison |
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