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Med Term Suffixes
Term | Definition | Examples |
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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ous, -tic | pertaining to | cardiac, skeletal, muscular, pulmonary, esophageal, medic, neurotic, subcutaneous |
-ia, -ism | condition | pneumonia, autism |
-ium | tissue, structure | pericardium |
-y | condition, procedure | hypertrophy |
-icle, -ole, -ule, -ula | small | ventricle, arteriole, pustule, uvula |
-iatrics, -iatry | medical science | pediatrics, psychiatry |
-iatrist | specialist in medicine of | psychiatrist |
-ist | specialist | dentist |
-logist | specialist in the study of | psychologist |
-logy | study of | psychology |
-algia, -dynia | pain | myalgia, gastrodynia |
-cele | hernia, swelling (a bulging of tissue into an area where it doesn't belong) | hydrocele |
-emia | blood condition | leukemia |
-iasis | presence of | lithiasis |
-itis | inflammation | arthritis |
-lysis | loosen, break down | hemolysis |
-malacia | abnormal softening | osteomalacia |
-megaly | enlargement | hepatomegaly |
-oid | resembling | keloid |
-oma | tumor | melanoma |