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Suffixes
Medical Terminology - Suffixes
| Suffix | meaning |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain |
| -cide | killing |
| -cise | cut |
| -cle | small |
| -cyte | cell |
| -dyne | pain |
| -ectomy | remove |
| -ize | take away |
| -lith | stone, calculus |
| -lysis | decomposition, breaking down |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | large |
| -oid | likeness, resembling |
| -ology | science of |
| -ostomy | making |
| -otomy | incision |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -phasia | speech disorder |
| -phobia | abnormal fear |
| -pnea | breath |
| -rrhage | abnormal flow/discharge |
| -rrhea | flow/discharge |
| -scopy | viewing |
| -spasm | twitch |
| -stasis | stop |
| -stenosis | stricture |
| -trophy | nutrition |
| -uria | presence of, condition of having |