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Med Terms: Suffixes
Medical terminology flashcards #2: suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -cele | hernia |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -coccus | sperical bacteria (singular) |
| -cocci | spherical shaped bacteria (plural) |
| -dynia | pain |
| -genesis | condition of producing, forming |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -lysis | breakdown, destruction, separation |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasia | development, formation, growth |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -ptosis | drooping, falling, prolapse |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -stasis | controlling, stopping |
| -stomy | opening to form a mouth (stoma) |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -trophy | development, nourishment |
| -er | one, who |
| -ia | condition |
| -ole, -ule | little, small |
| -um, -ium | structure, tissue |
| -us | structure, substance |
| -oid | resembling, derived from |
| -ose | pertaining to, full of |
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