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Medical Suffixes
based on the AAPC CPC Certification study materials
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain |
| -iasis | condition |
| -cele | hernia, herniation; pouching |
| -centesis | draining; aspiration |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectasis | dilation, stretching |
| -ectomy | removal of, excision |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -genesis | development; production; creation |
| -genic | producing, causing |
| -gram | record or image |
| -graph | recording instrument |
| -graphy | the act of recording |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | the study of |
| -lysis | disintegration, breakdown, or destruction of tissues |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -meter | measuring instrument, recorder |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | lack, deficiency |
| -phagia | to swallow; to eat, ingest |
| -phasia | speech |
| -phobia | fear of |
| -plasty | surgical repair or re-shaping |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -ptosis | falling, sagging, drooping |
| -rrhage, rrhaia | excessive flow |
| -rrhaphy | stitching, suturing |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -scope | instrument used for viewing |
| -scopy | examination using a scope |
| -stasis | control, stop |
| -stomy/-ostomy | creation of an opening surgically |
| -tomy, -otomy | incision |
| -uria | condition of urine |
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