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Suffixes
Medical Terminology
| suffix | meaning |
|---|---|
| algia | pain |
| asis | condition, usually abnormal |
| cele | hernia, herniation, pouching |
| cyte | cell |
| ectasis | dilation, stretching |
| ectomy | excision, removal of |
| emia | blood condition |
| genesis | development, production, creation |
| genic | producing, causing |
| gram | record |
| graph | diagram, recording instrument |
| graphy | making a recording |
| iasis | condition of |
| ism | condition |
| itis | inflammation |
| logy | study of |
| lysis | destruction of, decomposition |
| megaly | enlargement |
| oma | tumor |
| osis | condition |
| pathy | disease |
| penia | lack, deficiency |
| phasia | speaking |
| phobia | exaggerated fear |
| plasty | surgical repair or reshaping |
| plegia | paralysis |
| rrhage, rrhagia | excessive flow |
| rrhea | profuse flow, discharge |
| scope | examination instrument |
| scopy | examination using a scope |
| stasis | maintenance, maintaining a constant level |
| stomy, ostomy | creation of an opening |
| tomy, otomy | incision, cutting into |
| uria | condition of the urine |