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Medical Suffix

HCA-terminology, Mosby's Canadian textbook for support worker

TermDefinition
uria condition of the urine
tomy, otomy incision, cutting into
stomy, ostomy creation of an opening
stasis maintenance, maintaining a constant level
scopy examination using a scope
scope examination instrument
rrhea profuse flow, discharge
rrhaphy stitching, suturing
rrhage excessive flow
rrhagia excessive flow
ptosis falling, sagging, dropping, down
plegia paralysis
plasty surgical repair or reshaping
phobia an exaggerated fear
phasia speaking
penia lack, deficiency
pathy disease
osis condition
oma tumour
metry measurement
meter measuring instrument
megaly enlargement
lysis destruction of, decomposition
logy the study of....
itis inflammation
ism a condition
iasis condition of .....
graphy making a recording
graph a diagram, a recording instrument
gram record
genic producing, causing
genesis development, production, creation
emia blood condition
ectomy excision, removal of...
ectasis dilation, stretching
duction make something happen
cyte cell
centesis puncture and aspiration of....
cele hernia, herniation, pouching
asis condition, usually abnormal
algia pain
Created by: HCA_Workmom
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