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Everest Medical Terminology - Common Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -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 |