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Med term
Chapter 5 suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ac, al, ar, ic | pertaining to |
| algia | pain |
| asthenia | weakness |
| cele | hernia, swelling, protrusion |
| ceps | heads (attachments) |
| dynia | pain |
| ectomy | surgical removal, excision |
| esthesia | sensation |
| gram | record, image |
| graphy | process of recording |
| ia | condition |
| ion | process, state, condition |
| itis | inflammation |
| logy | study of |
| lysis | breakdown, separation, loosening |
| malacia | softening |
| oma | tumor, mass |
| paresis | weakness |
| penia | deficiency |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| plegia | paralysis |
| plegic | pertaining to paralysis |
| rrhexis | rupture |
| scope | instrument used to view |
| scopy | visual examination using a scope |
| tomy | process of cutting, incision |
| tonia | tone, tension |
| trophy | condition of growth or development |