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Med Term Suffixes

TermMeaning
-a noun ending, no meaning
-ac pertaining to
-ad toward
-algia pain
-amnios amnion, amniotic fluid
-apheresis removal
-ar pertaining to
-ary pertaining to
-asthenia weakness
-carcinoma cancerous tumor
-cele hernia, protrusion, swelling
-centesis surgical puncture to aspirate fluid.
-crine to secrete
-cyesis pregnancy
-cyte cell
-desis surgical fixation, fusion
-drome run, running
-e noun ending, no meaning
-eal pertaining to
-ectasis stretching out, dilation, expansion
-ectomy excision, surgical removal, cut out
-emesis vomiting
-emia in the blood.
-esis condition
-gen substance or agent that produces or causes.
-genic producing, originating, causing
-gram the record, radiographic image
-graph instrument used to record; the record
-graphy process of recording, radiographic imaging
-ia condition of, diseased state, abnormal state
-iasis condition
-iatrist specialist
-iatry specialty, treatment
-ic pertaining to
-ictal seizure, attack
-ior pertaining to
-ism state of
-itis inflammation
-logist specialist who studies and treats
-logy study of
-lysis separating, loosening, dissolution
-malacia softening
-megaly enlarged, enlargement
-meter instrument used to measure
-metry measuring, process of measuring
-oid resembling
-oma tumor, swelling
-opia vision
-opsy viewing, process of viewing
-osis abnormal condition, increased number (blood)
-ous pertaining to
-paresis slight paralysis
-pathy disease
-penia abnormal reduction in number
-pepsia digestion
-pexy surgical fixation, suspension
-phagia swallowing, eating
-phobia aversion, abnormal fear
-physis growth
-plasia formation, development, growth
-plasm growth, substance, formation
-plasty surgical repair
-plegia paralysis
-pnea breathing
-poiesis formation
-ptosis prolapse, drooping
-rrhage excessive bleeding
-rrhagia condition of excessive bleeding
-rrahapy repairing, suturing
-rrhea discharge, flow
-rrhexis rupture
-salpinx fallopian tube, uterine tube
-sarcoma malignant tumor
-schisis split, fissure
-sclerosis hardening
-scope instrument used for visual examination
-scopic pertaining to visual examination
-scopy process of visually examining
-spasm sudden, involuntary contraction of muscle
-stasis stop, control, standing
-stenosis constriction, narrowing
-stomy creation of artificial opening
-thorax chest cavity, chest
-tocia labor, birth
-tome instrument used to cut.
-tomy incision, cut into
-tripsy surgical crushing
-trophy nourishment, development
-um no meaning
-uria urine, urination
-us no meaning
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