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Med. Terms -Suffixes
Med. Terms - Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -algia | related to pain |
| -emia | related to blood |
| -ia | condition;state;thing |
| -ism | disease from a specific cause: process |
| -itis | inflammation of |
| -lepsy | attack or seizure |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | mass; tumor |
| -osis | condition; process |
| -pathy | diesase |
| -pnea | related to breathing |
| -rrhea | discharge/flow |
| -centeses | surgical puncture |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -gram | record; picture |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -plasty | to modify/reshape |
| -scope | instrument used to examine |
| -scopy | process of using instrument to examine |
| -stomy | surgically created opening |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -tomy | process of cutting |
| -tripsy | process of crushing |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ine | pertaining to |
| -ive | pertaining to |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -ian | specialist in some field |
| -iathy | medical specialty |
| -ics | medical specialty |
| -iatrics | medical specialty |
| -ist | person who specializes in |
| -logy | study of |
| -ation | being;having |
| -ion | action;condition |
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