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MT Short Course Ch3a
Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -ia | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor; mass |
| -osis | condition, abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| -rrhea | flow; discharge |
| -rrhage or -rrhagia | excessive discharge of blood |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -uria | conditon of urine |
| -al -eal -ar -ary -ic | pertaining to |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -ectomy | removal, resection (removal of part), excision |
| -gram | record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -lysis | separation, breakdown, destruction |
| -plasty | surgical repair, or surgical correction |
| -scopy | process of visual examination |
| -stomy | opening |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -tomy | incision, to cut into |