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suffixes and meaning
medical
Suffix | Meaning |
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algia | pain |
cele | tumor, hernia |
centesis | surgicla puncture to remove fluid |
cyte | cell |
desis | bind |
dia | through |
dynia | pain |
dynia | pain |
ectomy | surgical removal |
graphy | process of recording |
gram/graph | resulting record picture |
itis | inflammation |
lith | stone |
lysis | setting free, breaking down |
malacia | abnormal softening |
megaly | large, enlargement |
nercrosis | death of tissue |
ology | study of |
oid | resembling |
oma | tumor |
osis | disease |
ostomy | surgically creating an artificial mouth or stoma |
otomy | cutting into or a surgical incision |
pathy | disease |
penia | lack, deficiency |
pena | breathing |
pexy | to put in place, surgical fixation |
plasty | surgical repair |
ptosis | drooping, sagging, prolapse |
rhagia/rrhage | bursting forth |
(raphy) rrhaphy | suture or stitch |
rhea | flow or discharge |
rhexis | rupture |
sclerosis | abnormal condition |
scopy | visual examination |
stenosis | abnormal tightening or narrowing |
tri | three |
tripsy | crushing stone |
trophy | growth |