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Suffix
Pulmonology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algeia | pain condition |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -atic | pertaining to |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide condition |
| -centensis | puncture to withdraw fluid |
| -dynia | pain condition |
| -ectasis | dilated |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -genic | pertaining to producing |
| -gram | a record |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ia | condition |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | one who studies |
| -logy | study of |
| -lytic | pertaining to destruction |
| -meter | instrument for measuring |
| -ole | small |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -scope | instrument for viewing |
| -scopy | process of visually examining |
| -spasm | involuntary muscle contraction |
| -stomy | surgically create an opening |
| -tomy | cutting into |
| -thorax | chest |