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Common Med Suffixes
Common Medical Suffixes and Their Meanings
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| centesis | tap, puncture |
| ectomy | removal |
| lysis | separate, destroy |
| ostomy | form an opening |
| otomy | cut into |
| plasty | repair |
| algia | pain |
| cele | hernia, swelling |
| emia | blood |
| gen | producing |
| itis | inflammation |
| megaly | enlargement |
| oid | resemble |
| oma | tumor |
| osis | abnormal condition |
| pathy | disease |
| penia | deficiency |
| phagia | eating |
| phasia | speech |
| plegia | paralysis |
| phobia | fear |
| pnea | air, breathing |
| rrhage | burst forth |
| rrhea | flow, discharge |
| sclerosis | hardening |
| spasm | contraction |
| troph | nourishment |
| uri(a) | urine |
| gram | picture, record |
| ology | study of |
| phon | sound |
| scope | inspect |