Ch. 2. Suffixes:Surgical, Diagnostic, Pathological, and related Suffixes
Terms
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- -Centesis
- Surgical Puncture
- -Clasis
- To Break;Surgical Fracture
- -desis
- Binding, Fixation of bone or joint
- -ectomy
- Excision, Removal
- -lysis
- Seperation;destruction;loosening
- -pexy
- Fixation(of an organ)
- -plasty
- Surgical Repair
- -rrhaphy
- Suture
- -stomy
- Forming an opening(mouth)
- -tome
- Instrument to cut
- -tomy
- Incision
- -tripsy
- Crushing
- -gram
- Record, Writing
- -graph
- Instrument for recording
- -graphy
- Process of recording
- -meter
- instrument for measuring
- -metry
- Act of measuring
- -scope
- Instrument for examining
- -scopy
- Visual Examination
- -algia
- Pain
- -dynia
- Pain
- -cele
- Hernia, Swelling
- -Ectasis
- Dilation, expansion
- -edema
- Swelling
- -emesis
- Vomiting
- -emia
- Blood Condition
- -gen
- Forming, Producing, origin
- -genesis
- Forming, Producing, Origin
- -iasis
- Abnormal Condition ( Produced by something specific).
- -itis
- Inflammation
- -lith
- Stone, Calculus
- -malacia
- Softening
- -megaly
- Enlargement
- -oma
- Tumor
- -osis
- Abnormal Condition; Increase ( used primarily with blood cells).
- -pathy
- Disease
- -penia
- Decrease, Deficiency
- -phagia
- Eating, Swallowing
- -Phasia
- Speech
- -Phobia
- Fear
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-Plasia
-Plasm - Formation, Growth
- -plegia
- Paralysis
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-rrhage
-rrhagia - Bursting (of)
- -rrhea
- Discharge, Flow
- -rrhexis
- Rupture
- -spasm
- Involuntary contraction, twitching
- -stenosis
- Narrowing, Stricture
- -toxic
- Poison
- -trophy
- Nourishment, development
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-tic - Pertaining to, Relating to
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-esis
-ia
-ism - Condition
- -iatry
- Medicine;treatment
- -ician
- Specialist
- -ist
- Specialist
- -y
- Condition;process
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-icle
-ole
-ule - Small, Minute
- -Cephal/o
- Head
- -Mast/o
- Breast
- -Phleb/o
- Vein
- -Colon/o
- Colon
- -Cardio/o
- Heart
- -Arthr/o
- Joint
- -Thorac/o
- Chest
- -Encephal/o
- Brain
- -Hemat/o
- Blood