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NUR9 Common Suffixes
NUR9 Common Suffixes from Lippincott (KCC-07)
| Suffix | Meaning |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain |
| -centesis | surgical puncture, tap |
| -cyte | cell |
| -derma | skin |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| -ectomy | excision, removal of |
| -edema | swelling |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | blood |
| -gram | record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ia | condition |
| -ism | condition |
| -ist | specialist |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | seperation, destruction, loosening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -meter | measuring instrument |
| -oma | tumor |
| -opia | vision |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -pause | cessation |
| -penia | decrease, lack of |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | swallow, eat |
| -phasia | speech |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -rhea | flow, discharge |
| -scope | instrument to view |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -stomy | forming a new opening |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -uria | urine |