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Vet. Med. Suffix/Pre
Suffix and Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ALGIA | PAIN |
| -CENTESIS | SURGICAL PUNCTURE INTO |
| -CYTE | CELL |
| -ECTOMY | SURGICAL REMOVAL OF |
| -EMIA | BLOOD |
| -GRAM | -A RECORD OF |
| -GRAPH | -TO RECORD WITH AN INSTRUMENT |
| -GRAPHY | -THE ACT OF RECORDING USING AN INSTRUSTMENT |
| -IA | CONDITION |
| -IST | SPECIALIST |
| -ITIS | -INFLAMATION |
| -LOGY | THE STUDY OF |
| -LYSIS | TO BREAK DOWN |
| -MALACIA | ABNORMAL SOFTENING |
| -MEGALY | ENLARGEMENT OF |
| -OMA | TUMOR, MASS- |
| -OPSY | TO VIEW OR SEE |
| -OSIS | CONDITION |
| -PATHY | DISEASE |
| -PENIA | LACK OF OR DEFICIENCY |
| -PEXY | TO SUTURE TO |
| --PHAG | TO EAT |
| -PLASIA | TO GROW OR CHANGE |
| -PLASTY | TO SURGICALLY REPAIR |
| -PNEA | BREATHING |
| -RRHAGE | TO BURST |
| -RRHEA | TO FLOW |
| -SCLEROSIS | ABNORMAL HARDENING |
| -SCOPE | THE ACT OF USING AN INSTRUMENT FOR VIEWING |
| -STOMY | TO CREATE A NEW SURGICAL OPENING |
| -THERAPY | -TREATMENT |
| -TOMY | TO CUT INTO SURGICALLY; TO MAKE AN INCISION |