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NHTC Suffix
NHTC Medical Terms Suffix
| Suffix | Description |
|---|---|
| o/centesis | surgical puncture |
| ectomy | excision, removal |
| o/stomy | forming an opening |
| o/tomy | incision |
| o/clasis | to break |
| o/lysis | separation, destruction, loosening |
| o/tripsy | crushing |
| o/desis | binding, fixation |
| o/plexy | suspension, fixation |
| o/plasty | surgical repair |
| o/rrhaphy | suture |
| o/gram | record, writing |
| o/graph | instrument for recording |
| o/graphy | process of recording |
| o/meter | instrument for measuring |
| o/metry | act of measuring |
| o/scope | instrument to view or examine |
| o/scopy | visual examination |
| algia | pain |
| dynia | pain |
| cele | hernia, swelling |
| extasis | dilation, expansion |
| edema | swelling |
| emesis | vomiting |
| emia | blood condition |
| iasis | abnormal condition |
| itis | inflammation |
| lith | stone, calculus |
| malacia | softening |
| megaly | enlargement |
| oma | tumor |
| pathy | disease |
| penia | decrease, deficiency |
| plasia | formation, growth |
| plasm | formation, growth |
| rrhage | bursting forth |
| rrhagia | bursting forth |
| rrhea | discharge, flow |
| rrhexis | rupture |
| osis | abnormal condition |
| spasm | involuntary contraction |
| stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
| toxic | poison |
| trophy | development, nourishment |