Chapter 3 suffixes

-algia

pain
-cele

hernia
-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid
-coccus
(plural: -cocci)

berry-shaped bacterium
-cyte

cell
-dynia

pain
-ectomy

excision, removal, resection
-emia

blood condition
-genesis

condition of producing, forming
-gram

record
-graph

instrument for recording
-graphy

the process of recording
-itis

inflammation
-logy

study of
-lysis

breakdown, destruction, separation
-malacia

softening
-megaly

enlargement
-oma

tumor, mass, collection of fluid
-opsy

to view
-osis

condition, usually abnormal
-pathy

disease condition
-penia

deficiency
-phobia

fear
-plasia

development, formation, growth
-plasty

surgical repair
-ptosis

drooping, sagging, prolapse
-sclerosis

hardening
-scope

instrument for visual examination
-scopy

process of visual examination (with an endoscope)
-stasis

stopping, controlling
-stomy

opening to form a mouth (stoma)
-therapy

treatment
-tomy

incision, cutting into
-trophy

development, nourishment
-er

one who
-ia

condition
-ist

specialist
-ole

little, small
-ule

little, small
-um, -ium

structure, tissue
-us

srtucture, substance
-y

condition, process
-ac, -iac

pertaining to
-al

pertaining to
-ar

pertaining to
-ary

pertaining to
-eal

pertaining to
-genic

pertaining to producing, produced by, or in
-ic,-ical

pertaining to
-oid

resembling
-ose

pertaining to, full of
-ous

pertaining to
-tic

pertaining to

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Chapter 3 suffixes

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The Language of Medicine 8th Edition Chapter 3 Suffixes

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