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Suffixes
suffix and meaning - clinical technique
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -ation | process |
| -centesis | surgical , puncture for aspiration |
| -cide, -cidal | causing death or destruction, kill |
| -crine | to secrete |
| -cyte | cell |
| -dactyl | pertaining to finger/toe |
| -dipsia | condition of thirst |
| -dynia | pain |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | blood |
| -esis | action, condition |
| -esthesia | sensation |
| -genic | forming |
| -gnosis | knowledge |
| -gram | tracing, recording |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -iasis | condition, state of |
| -ic | pertaining to, relating to |
| -icle | small |
| -ism | condition |
| -ist | one who specializes in |
| -ite | resembling |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ium | structure, tissue |
| -ize | treat by special method |
| -lepsy | attack |
| -lith | stone, calculus |
| -logist | one who studies a certain field |
| -logy | science, study of |
| -lytic | dissolution, caused by destruction |
| -lysis | destruction of, reduction |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement of a body part |
| -meter | instrument used for counting |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -oma | tumor |
| -opsy | examination of |
| -osis | condition, disease |
| -ostomy | surgical opening |
| -otomy | surgical incision |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -pathy | disease, disorder |
| -penia | deficiency, decrease |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -phagia | condition relating to ingestion |
| -phil(ia) | attraction for |
| -phylaxis | protection |
| -plasia | growth, cellular proliferation |
| -plasty | repair, reconstruction |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -poiesis | production, formation |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -rrhage, -rrhagia | excessive fluid discharge |
| -rrhaphy | suturing, stitching |
| -rrhea | flow, excess discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | hardening, drying |
| -scope | instrument for viewing |
| -scopy | use of instrument for viewing |
| -stasis | stopping, stagnant |
| -stomy | to create an opening |
| -tension, tensive | pressure |
| -tome | instrument for cutting |
| -tomy | incising |
| -trophic, -trophy | nourishment |
| -uria | urine |
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