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NVC Med Term suffix
NVC suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| emia | condition of the blood |
| ia:ism | condition or process |
| itis | inflammation |
| lysis | breakdown or dissolution process |
| oma | tumor or neoplasm |
| osis | condition |
| y | condition or process of |
| gram | record |
| graph | record or instrument to record |
| meter | measure or measurement |
| scope | instrument used for viewing |
| centesis | puncture or withdraw fluids or tissue |
| desis | stabilization or binding |
| iatric | treatment |
| plasty | repair |
| rrhaphy | suturing |
| stomy:ostomy | create artificial opening |
| tomy | cut or incision |
| tripsy | crushing |
| cle:ole:ule:ula | small |
| megaly | enlargement |
| penia | abnormal reduction:lack of |
| form | shape:resembling |
| asis | formation:presence of |
| plasia:poiesis | formation |
| trophy | development |
| blast | immature cell |
| cyte | cell |
| ium:eum | tissue or structure |
| ize:ate | make:use:subject to |
| stasis | stop:stand |
| algia:dynia | pain |
| cele | pouch |
| emesis | vomiting |
| oid | like:resemble |
| genic:genesis | origin |
| phobia | fear |
| phile | affinity for |
| malacia | softening |
| pnea | breathing |
| ptosis | drooping |
| spasm | abrupt:forceful contraction |
| rrhage:rragia:rrhea | bursting forth:rapid flow |
| phage | eat:swollow |
| phagia | process of eating:related to eating |