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medical terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -algia | painful |
| -cele | Hernia |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture |
| -ectomy | Removal |
| -gram | picture |
| -ism | State of /condition /theory |
| -itis | Inflammation of Infection |
| -malacia | Abnormal softening |
| -megaly | enlargment |
| -necrosis | Death of tissue |
| -oma | Tumor or swelling |
| -opia | vision |
| -orrhea | flow |
| -osis | Abnormal condition |
| -ostomy | Surgical opening |
| -otomy | Surgical incision |
| -pathy | disease |
| plasty | Surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -sclerosis | Abnormal hardening |
| -scope | Instrument to view |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -trophy | growth, nutrition, nourishment |