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common suffixes
medical terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -blast, -blasto, -blastic | bud; germ |
| -cyte, -cytic | cell |
| -ectasis | expansion; dilation |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -ites, -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis, -lytic | break down; destruction; dissolving |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition; usually abnormal |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency; lack of |
| -phagia, -phagy | eating; swallowing |
| -phasia | speech |
| -plasia, -plastic | growth |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -poiesis | production |
| -ptosis | falling; drooping |
| -rrhage, -rrhagic | bleeding |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -stasis | level; unchanging |
| -trophy | growth |
| -uria | in the urine |