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Light Up Literature™ Curriculum: Medical Term Suffixes
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| -osis, -iasis, -ion, -ism, -ago, -esis, -ia | abnormal condition or disease |
| -ology | study |
| -algia or -dynla | pain |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid. |
| -graphy | the process of producing a picture or record. |
| -gram | a picture or record. |
| -plasty | surgical repair. |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -rrhage and -rrhagia | bleeding; however, they are most often used to describe sudden, severe bleeding. |
| -rrhaphy | surgical suturing to close a wound and includes the use of sutures, staples, or surgical glue. |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge and refers to the flow of most body fluids. |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -malacia | abnormal softening. |
| -necrosis | tissue death |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening. |
| -stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -ologist | specialist |
| -ectomy | surgical removal. |
| -ostomy | the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface |
| -otomy | cutting or a surgical incision. |
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