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Medical Terminology

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Medical Suffixes

A	B
-able	capable of
-ible	capable of
-ac	pertaining to
-al	pertaining to
-an	pertaining to
-ar	pertaining to
-ary	pertaining to
-eal	pertaining to
--ic	pertaining to
-ive	pertaining to
-tic	pertaining to
-ase	enzyme
-algia	pain
-cele	hernia
-centesis	procedure to aspirate fluid
-ectasia	dilation
-ectasis	dilation
-ectomy	excision or removal
-edema	swelling
-emesis	vomiting
-emia	blood
-genic	beginning or producing
-genesis	beginning or producing
-gram	record
-graph	instument for recording
-graphy	process of recording
-ia	condition
-iasis	condition
-ism	condition
-ist	one who
-itis	inflammation
-ium	membrane
-kinesia	movement or motion
-kinesis	movement or motion
-logist	specialist
-logy	study of
-lysis	loosening, breaking apart or freeing
-lytic	pertaining to destruction
-malacia	softening
-mania	preoccupation
-megaly	enlargement
-meter	instrument to measure
-metry	process of measuring
-oid	resembling
-oma	tumor
-opia	vision
-ose	sugar
-osis	abnormal condition
-ous	pertaining to or characterized by
-pathy	disease or abnormality
-penia	deficiency
-pexy	surgical fixation
-phagia	eating or swallowing
-phagic	eating or swallowing
-phagy	eating or swallowing
-phasia	speech
-phobia	abnormal fear
-plasty	surgical repair
-plegia	paralysis
-rrhage	excessive bleeding
-rrhagia	excessive bleeding
-rrhaphy	suture
-rrhea	flow or discharge
-rrhexis	rupture
-sclerosis	hardening
-scopy	examination with an instrument
-spasm	twitching
-stomy	forming of an opening
-stasis	stopping
-tome	an instrument for cutting
-tomy	incision or cutting into
-tripsy	surgical crushing
-trophic	nutrition
-trophy	nutrition

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