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Medical Terminology Suffixes
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-itis
Inflammation; Bronchitis, arthritis
-ectomy
Surgical removal; Appendectomy, tonsillectomy
-osis
Condition, usually abnormal; Sclerosis, cirrhosis
-tomy
Incision; Tracheotomy, laparotomy
-algia
Pain; Myalgia, neuralgia
-cyte
Cell; Leukocyte, erythrocyte
-emia
Blood condition; Anemia, hypoglycemia
-gen
Substance that produces; Pathogen, allergen
-gram
Record, writing; Electrocardiogram, mammogram
-logy
Study of; Cardiology, neurology
-lysis
Destruction; Hemolysis, dialysis
-megaly
Enlargement; Hepatomegaly, cardiomegaly
-oma
Tumor; Carcinoma, melanoma
-pathy
Disease; Neuropathy, myopathy
-plasty
Surgical repair; Rhinoplasty, angioplasty
-scope
Instrument to visually examine; Microscope, endoscope
-stomy
New opening to the outside of the body; Colostomy, tracheostomy
-therapy
Treatment; Chemotherapy, radiation therapy
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid; Amniocentesis, thoracentesis
-graphy
Process of recording; Angiography, mammography
-meter
Instrument for measuring; Spirometer, sphygmomanometer
-scope
Instrument for visual examination; Microscope, arthroscope
-phobia
Fear; Acrophobia, claustrophobia
-plasia
Formation, growth; Hyperplasia, dysplasia
-plegia
Paralysis; Hemiplegia, quadriplegia
-rrhage
Bursting forth (of); Hemorrhage, menorrhage
-rrhea
Flow or discharge; Diarrhea, gonorrhea
-sclerosis
Hardening; Arteriosclerosis, multiple sclerosis
-spasm
Involuntary contraction; Muscle spasm, bronchospasm
-stenosis
Narrowing, stricture; Arterial stenosis, pyelostenosis
-toxic
Poison; Neurotoxic, hepatotoxic
-trophy
Development, nourishment; Atrophy, hypertrophy
-uria
Urine condition; Proteinuria, hematuria
-desis
Binding, fixation (of a bone or joint); Arthrodesis, pleurodesis
-esthesia
Feeling, sensation; Anesthesia, hyperesthesia
-cide
Killing; Bactericide, germicide
-genesis
Beginning, origin; Pathogenesis, angiogenesis
-iasis
Abnormal condition; Cholelithiasis, psoriasis
-opsy
View of; Biopsy, autopsy
-penia
Deficiency; Leukopenia, osteopenia
-ptosis
Drooping; Blepharoptosis, nephroptosis
-rrhexis
Rupture; Cardiorrhexis, nephrorrhexis
-schisis
Split, fissure; Palatoschisis, rachischisis
-stasis
Stopping, controlling; Hemostasis, angiostasis
-trophy
Development, nourishment; Hypertrophy, dystrophy
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