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MED104 SUFFIXES

Medical Terms, common suffixes

TermDefinition
ac ak pertaining to
al al pertaining to
ar ar pertaining to
ary ar-ee pertaining to
eal ee-al pertaining to
ic ik pertaining to
tic tik pertaining to
ous us pertaining to
ia ee-ah condition
ism ih-zum condition
ium ee-um tissue, structure
y ee condition, procedure
icle ik-el small
ole ohl small
ule yool small
ula yoo-lah small
iatrics ee-AH-triks medical science
iatry AI-ah-tree medical science
iatrist EE-ah-trist specialist in medicine of
ist ist specialist
logists loh-jist specialist in the study
logy loh-jee study of
algia AL-jah pain
dynia DIN-ee-ah or DAI-nee-ah pain
cele SEEL hernia (a bulging of tissue into an area where it doesn't belong)
emia EEM-ee-ah blood condition
iasis AI-ah-sis presence of
itis AIT-is inflammation
lysis LIH-sis loosen, break down
malacia mah-LAY-shee-ah abnormal softening
megaly MEG-ah-lee enlargement
oid OYD resembling
oma OH-mah tumor
osis OH-sis condition
pathy pah-thee disease
penia PEE-nee-ah deficiency
ptosis puh-TOH-sis drooping
rrage RIJ excessive flow
rrhagia excessive flow
rrhea REE-ah flow
rrhexis REk-sis rupture
spasm involuntary contraction
centesis puncture
gram written record
graph instrument used to produce a record
graphy writing procedure
meter instrument used to measure
metry process of measuring
scope instrument used to look
scopy process of looking
desis binding, fixation
ectomy removal
pexy surgical fixation
plasty reconstruction
stomy creation of an opening
tomy incision
ous pertaining to
Created by: taymcl0399
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