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MedTerm Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -algia- | pain |
| -asthen(o)- | weakness |
| -blast- | immature cell |
| -cele- | pertaining to a tumor, hernia, swelling, or protrusion |
| -centesis- | procedure in which an organ or body cavity is punctured, often to drain excess fluid or take samples for laboratory tests |
| -cyte- | cell |
| -dynia- | pain |
| -ectomy- | surgical removal of |
| -emia- | pertaining to the presence of a substance in the blood |
| -gen (or -genic)- | causing |
| -gram- | record |
| -graph- | a record or the instrument used to create the record |
| -ia- | state or condition |
| -iasis- | abnormal condition |
| -iatry- | medical treatment |
| -ism- | state of |
| -itis- | inflammation |
| -logist- | person who studies |
| -logy- | study of |
| -lysis- | decline, disintegration, destruction |
| -megaly- | enlargement of |
| -meter- | instrument for measuring |
| -metry- | process of measuring |
| -oid- | resembling |
| -oma- | tumor |
| -osis- | pertaining to a disease process or abnormal condition |
| -ostomy- | surgical creation of an opening or hole |
| -otomy- | surgical incision |
| -pathy- | disease or a system for treating disease |
| -phagia- | pertaining to eating or swallowing |
| -phasia- | pertaining to speech |
| -phobia- | pertaining to an irrational fear |
| -plasty- | plastic surgery |
| -plegia- | paralysis |
| -pnea- | pertaining to breathing |
| -ptosis- | drooping |
| -rrhagia- | abnormal flow condition |
| -rrhage- | abnormal or excessive flow or discharge |
| -rrhaphy- | suture of; repair of |
| -rrhea- | flow or discharge |
| -rrhexis- | rupture |
| -sclerosis- | hardening |
| -sis- | process, action, or condition |
| -scope- | instrument for examination |
| -scopy- | examination with an instrument |
| -stenosis- | narrowing |
| -taxis- | order, arrangement of |
| -therapy- | treatment |
| -trophic (or -trophy)- | pertaining to nutrition, development |
| -ule- | small |
| -uria- | pertaining to a substance in the urine or the condition of a substance in the urine |