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suffixes for medical terminalogy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -algia | Pain, painful condition |
| -cele | Hernia, tumor, swelling |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -cidal | pertaing to killing |
| -constriction | narrowing |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| -ectomy | surgical removal, cutting out, excision |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | blood, blood condition |
| -genic, -genesis | creation, reproduction, origin, beginning |
| -gram | A picture or record |
| -graph | A picture or record, machine for recording |
| -graphy | Process of producing a picture or record |
| -ia, -iasis | Abnormal condition, disease |
| -ist | A person who practices, specialist |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -kinesis | motion |
| -lith | Stone, calculus |
| -lithiasis | Presence of stones |
| -logy | Study of, science of |
| -lysis | Breakdown, separation, setting free, destructon, loosening |
| -lytic | To reduce, destroy |
| -megaly | Enlargement |
| -metry | To measure |
| -necrosis | Tissue death |
| -ologist | specialist |
| -ology | The science or study of |
| -oma | Tumor, neoplasm |
| -opaque | Obscure |
| -pathy | Disease |
| -opsia,-opsis, -opsy | Vision, to view |
| -osis | abnormal condition, disease |
| -ostomy | Surgically creating an opening |
| -otomy | Cutting surging incision |
| -paresi | Partial or incomplete paralysis |
| -penia | Deficiency, lack, too few |
| -phagia | Eating, swallowing, devouring |
| -phasia | Speak or speech |
| -plasty | Surgical repair |
| _plegia | Paralysis, stroke |
| -plegic | One affected with paralysis |
| -pepsia | Digest or digestion |
| -pnea | Breathing |
| -rrhage,-rrhagia | Bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge |
| -rrhea | Flow or discharge |
| -sclerosis | Abnormal hardening |
| -scope | Instrument for visual examination |
| -scopy | Visual examination, act of examining or looking into |
| -sis | Abnormal condition, disease |
| -stasis, -static | Control, maintanence of a constant lvl |
| -stenosis | Abnormal narrowing |
| -tripsy | To crush |
| -uresis | Urination |
| -uria | Urination, urine |
| -sepsis | Infection |
| -ectopy | Displacement |
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