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nursing suffixe
nursing
| suffixes | meaning |
|---|---|
| -ac, -al, -ary, -eal | pertainging to |
| -algia | pain |
| -centesis | puncture and aspiration of fluid |
| -cide | killing |
| -emia | presence of blood, blood condition |
| -gram | record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ia | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -necrosis | death |
| -ologist | specialist |
| -ology | science or study of |
| -oma | tumor, mass, fluid collection |
| -osis | disease, condition, usually abnormal |
| -ostomy | creation of an opening |
| -otomy | incision, cutting into |
| -pathy | disease, emotion |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -rrhage, rrhagia | excessive flow, bursting forth of blood |
| -rraphy | sticthing, suture |
| -rrhea, -rrheal | profuse flow, discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| -scopy | examination using a scope, visual examination |
| -stenosis | abnormal narrowing, tightening, stricture |
| -um | tissue, structure, thing |
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