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Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition | Type |
|---|---|---|
| -centesis | surgical puncture | surgical |
| -classis | to break, surgical fracture | surgical |
| -desis | binding, fixation (of a bone or joint) | surgical |
| -ectomy | excision, removal | surgical |
| -lysis | separation, destruction, loosening | surgical |
| -pexy | fixation (of an organ) | surgical |
| -plasty | surgical repair | surgical |
| -rrhaphy | suture | surgical |
| -stomy | Forming an opening (mouth) | surgical |
| -tome | instrument to cut | surgical |
| -tomy | incision | surgical |
| -tripsy | crushing | surgical |
| -gram | record, writing | diagnostic |
| -graph | instrument for recording | diagnostic |
| -graphy | process of recording | diagnostic |
| -scope | instrument for examining | diagnostic |
| -scopy | visual examination | diagnostic |
| -algia | pain | pathological |
| -dynia | Pain | pathological |
| -cele | hernia, swelling | pathological |
| -ectasis | dilation, expansion | pathological |
| -emesis | vomiting | pathological |
| -emia | blood condition | pathological |
| -gen | forming, producing, origin | pathological |
| -genesis | Forming, Producing, Origin | pathological |
| -itis | inflammation | pathological |
| -malacia | softening | pathological |
| -megaly | enlargement | pathological |
| -oma | tumor | pathological |
| -osis | abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells) | pathological |
| -pathy | disease | pathological |
| -penia | decrease, deficiency | pathological |
| -phobia | fear | pathological |
| -plegia | paralysis | pathological |
| -ptosis | prolapse, downward displacement | pathological |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow | pathological |
| -rrhexis | rupture | pathological |
| -sclerosis | abnormal condition of hardening | pathological |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction, twitching | pathological |
| -stenosis | narrowing, stricture | pathological |
| -toxic | poison | pathological |
| -ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ior, -ous, -tic | pertaining to | adjective and noun suffixes, grammatical |
| -ia, -ism | condition | adjective and noun suffixes, grammatical |
| -iatry, -ist | medicine, treatment | adjective and noun suffixes, grammatical |
| -y | condition, process | adjective and noun suffixes, grammatical |
| -icle, -ole, -ule | small, minute | adjective and noun suffixes, grammatical |
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