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medical term
suffixes
| Suffix | Meaning |
|---|---|
| -emia | blood condition |
| -iasis | condition |
| -phasia | speaking |
| -lysis | decomposition,destruction |
| -algia | pain |
| -asis | condition, usually abnormal |
| -cele | hernation, hernia |
| -centesis | puncture and aspiration |
| -ectomy | excision, removal of |
| -phobia | exaggerated fear |
| -plasty | surgical repair, reshaping |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -ptosis | falling, sagging |
| -rrhapy | stiching, suturing |
| -rrhage,-rrhagia | excessive flow |
| -rrhea | profuse flow |
| -stomy, ostomy | creating an opening |
| -tomy, otomy | incison, cutting into |