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Medical terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| asthenia | weakness or lack of strength |
| -coccus or -cocci | round shape of bacteria |
| -ectasis | dilation or expansion of |
| -eal or -ial | relating to or pertaining to |
| -drome | a run or running |
| -cyte | a cell |
| -gram | a record or picture |
| -ic and -tic | relating to or pertaining to |
| -iasis, -ation, -sis, -ism, -esis, and -y | condition or state of |
| -ia | a condition or state |
| -graph | instrument used to record a picture |
| -lith | stone or calculus |
| -lysis | destruction or breakdown |
| -ine, -ior, and -ous | relating or pertaining to |
| -ictal | relating to a seizure or convulsion |
| -megaly | enlargement or large size |
| -malacia | abnormal softening of tissue |
| -mania | excessive preoccupation or obsession |
| -orrhaphy | surgical repair or suture of a body part |
| -opsy | examination or inspection of a body part |
| -scopy | visual examination or inspection of a body part |
| -opia | visual condition or disorder |
| -oma | tumor or mass |
| -oxia | oxygen or oxygenation |
| -orrhexis | rupture or bursting of a body part |
| -orrhea | discharge or flow of a body fluid |
| -sclerosis | hardening or thickening |
| -partum | related to childbirth or delivery |
| -paresis | partial paralysis or weakness |
| -para | relating to giving birth or offspring |
| -phagia | eating or swallowing |
| -pexy | surgical fixation or suspension |
| -pepsia | digestion or digestive process |
| -phoria | tendency or inclination |
| -phonia | voice or sound |
| -phobia | fear or aversion |
| -pnea | breathing or respiration |
| -plasm | formation or substance |
| -plasia | development or growth |
| -sarcoma | malignant tumor or cancer |
| -salpinx | fallopian tube |
| -rrhagia | bleeding or hemorrhage |
| -ptosis | drooping or sagging |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction or twitching |
| -soma | body or cell |
| -tension | the state of being stretched tight |
| -ostomy | surgical procedure to create an artificial opening |
| -stenosis | abnormal narrowing or a passage |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing procedure |
| -thymia | condition or state of mind |
| -thesis | statement or theory |
| -therapy | treatment to improve health or well-being |
| -uria | condition or presence of urine |
| -trophy | the development or growth of an organ or tissue |
| -algia or -odynia | pain or discomfort |
| -centesis | removal of fluid |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -gen or -genic | originating from or causing |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -pathy | disease or disorder |
| -plasty | shape or form |
| -penia | deficiency or decrease |
| -stasis | state of equilibrium or inactivity, control |
| -ad | toward or direction |
| -cele | hernia or swelling |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide |
| -blast | growth or formation |
| -atresia | closure |
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