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HHS Know Suffixes
Must Know Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -stomy | forming an opening |
| -gram | record, writing |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -scope | instrument for examining |
| -algia, -dynia | pain |
| -edema | swelling |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -plasia | formation, growth |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -toxic | poison |
| -ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ical, -ile, -ior, -ous, -tic | pertaining to |
| -ist | specialist |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ia, -ism | condition |
| -logy | study of |
| -tomy | surgical incision |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -lysis | separation, destruction |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -gen, -genesis | forming, producing, origin |
| -penia | decrease deficiency |
| -sclerosis | abnormal condition of hardening |