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Medical Terminology

FINAL SUFFIXES

QuestionAnswer
algia pain
cele hernia
centesis puncture
clasia break,breaking
cyte cell
desis binding, fixation
dynia pain
ectomy surgical removal
emesis vomit
emia blood condition
gram written record
ia condition
iasis presence
ic pertaining to
ism condition
itis inflammation
logist specialist in the study of
logy study of
lysis breakdown, loosen
malacia softening
megaly abnormal enlargement
oma tumor
opia vision condition
osis conditon
pathy disease, suffering
penia deficiency
plasty reconstruction
plegia paralysis
poiesis production, formation
ptosis drooping
rrhaphy sutures
rrhea flow, discharge
rrhexis rupture
sarcoma soft tissue cell tumor (cancer)
sclerosis hardening condition
scope instrument for looking
scopy process of looking
spasm involuntary muscle contractions
stenosis narrowing condition
stomy creation of an opening
thorax chest
tomy incision
tripsy crushing
trophic nutrition, development (pertaining to)
uria urin condition
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