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Med Term Suffixes

  1. -algia
    Pain
  2. -cele
    Hernia, swelling, protrusion
  3. -cis
    Cut
  4. -dynia
    Pain
  5. -ectasis
    Dilation, expansion
  6. -ectomy
    Remove
  7. -ectopia
    Not centered
  8. -emia
    Blood
  9. -gen
    That which produces
  10. -genesis
    Produces, generates
  11. -genic
    Producing
  12. -ia
    State, condition
  13. -iasis
    Abnormal condition
  14. -ism
    Condition, state of
  15. -itis
    Inflammation
  16. -logist
    Specialist in the study of
  17. -logy
    Study of
  18. -lysis
    Destruction
  19. -malacia
    Abnormal softening
  20. -megaly
    Enlargement, large
  21. -oma
    Tumor, mass
  22. -osis
    Abnormal condition
  23. -pathy
    Disease
  24. -penia
    Decrease
  25. -phagia
    Swallow, eat
  26. -plasia
    Formation, growth
  27. -plasm
    Formation, development
  28. -plasty
    Surgical repair
  29. -ptosis
    Falling, dropping
  30. -rrhage
    Excessive, abnormal flow
  31. -rrhea
    Discharge, flow
  32. -rrhexis
    Rupture
  33. -sclerosis
    Hardening
  34. -stenosis
    Narrowing
  35. -therapy
    Treatment
  36. -trophy
    Nourishment, development
  37. -uria
    Condition of the urine
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Med Term Suffixes
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