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Suffixes, Chapter 3
To help you match definitions to terms that mean the same thing, I have put a number with the term so matching will be easier. For example -dynia and -algia both mean pain, so there is a number with -dynia (1)
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| -dynia (1) | pain (1) |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -ia | state of, condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis | destruction, breakdown |
| -malacia | softening |
| -algia (2) | pain (2) |
| -cele | hernia |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease process |
| -penia | decrease, deficiency |
| -phobia | irrational fear |
| -ptosis | drooping, prolapse, sagging |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -rrhage, -rrhagia | bursting forth |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -spasm | sudden, involuntary contraction |
| -stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
| -y | process |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -desis | surgical binding or fusion |
| -ectomy | excision, surgical removal |
| -graphy | process of recording, producing images |
| -gram | record, writing |
| -graph | instrument used to record |
| -metry | to measure, measurement |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| -opsy | to view |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair or reconstruction |
| -rrhaphy | suture, sew |
| -scope | instrument used to visually examine |
| -scopy | process of visually examining |
| -stasis | stopping, controlling, stoppage |
| -stomy | new opening |
| -tome | instrucment used to cut |
| -tomy | process of cutting, incision |
| -cyte | cell |
| -er, -or, -ician, -logist, -ist | specialist |
| -ion | process |
| -logy | study of |
| -plasia | formation, development |
| -poiesis | production, manufacture, formation |
| -trophic, -trophy | development, growth |
| -genic | produced by, producing |
| -oid | resembling |
| -ole, -ule | small |
| -ac, -al, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ous | pertaining to |
| acr/o | top, extemities |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| don/o | donates |
| glyc/o | sugar (glucose) |
| pharmac/o | drug |
| physi/o | nature |
| practition/o | practice |
| sect/o | cut |
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