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Medical Terminology
Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| eal, al, an, ac, ic, ar, ary, ous, tic | Pertaining To |
| ia, ism, yum, y | Condition Of |
| Ecto, extra, Exo | Outside |
| Syn, sym, con | Together |
| icle, ole, ule, ula | Small |
| e, ec, ex | Out |
| en, ends, intra | In, Inside |
| desis | Binding, fixation |
| ectomy | removal |
| pexy | surgical fixation |
| plasty | reconstruction |
| rrhaphy | suture |
| stomy | creation of an opening |
| tomy | incision |
| scopy | process of looking |
| scope | instrument used for looking |
| graphy | writing procedure |
| graph | instrument used to produce a record |