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Phlebotomy Suffixes
Suffixes from the Phlebotomy Book 8th edition
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| algia, dynia | pain |
| cele | hernia, tumor, swelling |
| emesis | vomiting |
| itis | inflammation |
| lysis | destruction, separation |
| megaly | enlargement, large |
| oid | resemble |
| oma | tumor |
| osis | condition of |
| pathy | disease |
| penia | deficiency |
| phobia | fear |
| plegia | paralysis, stroke |
| ptosis | drooping |
| ptysis | spitting |
| rrhage | bursting forth |
| rrhagia | bursting forth |
| rrhea | flow, discharge |
| rrhexis | rupture |
| centesis | surgical puncture |
| desis | binding |
| ectomy | surgical excision |
| gram | a weight, mark, record |
| graph | to write, record |
| meter | measure |
| opsy | to view |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| plexy | surgical fixation |
| rrhaphy | suture |
| scope | instrument |
| scopy | to view |
| stasis | control, stopping |
| stomy | new opening |
| tome | instrument to cut |
| tomy | incision |
| tripsy | crushing |
| blast | immature cell, germ cell |
| cyte | cell |
| ist | one who specializes, agent |
| logy | study of |
| phagia | to eat |
| phasia | to speak |
| phillia | attraction |
| phraxis | to obstruct |
| physis | growth |
| plasia | formation, produce |
| pnea | breathing |
| poiesis | formation |
| therapy | treatment |
| trophy | nourishment, development |
| uria | urine |