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Medical Termination
Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ostomy | create a new opening |
| -otomy | make an incision, cut into |
| -ectomy | excision, removal of |
| -oscopy | examination, viewing of |
| -centesis | puncture, aspiration of |
| -plasty | repair, restore, replace |
| -otripsy | crush |
| -desis | bind, fuse together |
| -scope | instrument for viewing |
| -opsy | examination, inspection |
| -gram | record, image, picture |
| -graph | instrument used to record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -paresis | weakness |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -edema | swelling |
| -odynia | pain, discomfort |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction |
| -rrhage,- rrhagia | excessive flow or discharge |
| -algia | pain |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -icle | small. microscopic |
| -constriction | narrow, contract |
| -dilation | expan, widen |
| -genesis | development, production |
| -stasis | stop, control |
| -cele | hernia |
| -ism | condition |
| -oma | tumor, growth |