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Suffixes
Common Medical Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -algia | Pain |
| -cele | Hernia, Protrusion |
| -cise | Cut |
| -cyte | Cell |
| -dynia | Pain |
| -ectomy | Surgical Removal |
| -genesis | Produces, Generates |
| -genic | Producing |
| -gram | To Record, Instrument for Recording |
| -graph | State, Condition |
| -ia | ... |
| -ism | State of |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -logist | One Who Studies |
| -logy | Study of |
| -lysis | Destruction |
| -megaly | Enlargement, Large |
| -meter | Process of Measuring |
| -ology | Study of |
| -oma | Tumor, Mass |
| -osis | Abnormal Condition |
| -ostomy | Surgically Create an Opening |
| -pathy | Disease |
| -penia | Lack of, Deficiency |
| -plasia | Development Growth |
| -plasty | Surgical Repair |
| -rrhage | Excess, Abnormal Flow |
| -rrhea | Discharge, Flow |
| -sclerosis | Hardening |
| -scopy | Process of Viewing or Examining |
| -stenosis | Narrowing |
| -therapy | Treatment |
| -thermy | Heat |
| -trophy | Development, Nourishment |