Chap 3 Noun Suffixes

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The Language of Medicine - Chap 3 Noun Suffixes


 
  
Created May 29, 2010
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-algia
 
pain
2
-cele
 
hernia
3
-centesis
 
surgical puncture to remove fluid
4
-coccus
 
berry shaped bacterium
5
-cyte
 
cell
6
-dynia
 
pain
7
-ectomy
 
excision, removal, resection
8
-emia
 
blood condition
9
-genesis
 
condition of producing, forming
10
-gram
 
record
11
-graph
 
instrument for recording
12
-graphy
 
process of recording
13
-itis
 
inflammation
14
-logy
 
study of process, condition
15
-lysis
 
breakdown, destruction, separation
16
-malacia
 
softening
17
-megaly
 
enlargement
18
-oma
 
tumor, mass
19
-opsy
 
to view
20
-osis
 
condition, usually abnormal
21
-pathy
 
disease condition
22
-penia
 
deficiency
23
-phobia
 
fear
24
-plasia
 
development, formation, growth
25
-plasty
 
surgical repair
26
-ptosis
 
drooping, sagging, prolapse
27
-sclerosis
 
hardening
28
-scope
 
instrument for visual examination
29
-scopy
 
process of visual examination
30
-stasis
 
stopping controlling
31
-stomy
 
opening to form a mouth
32
-therapy
 
treatment
33
-tomy
 
incision, cutting into
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-trophy
 
development, nourishment
35
-er
 
one who
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-ia
 
condition
37
-ist
 
one who specializes
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-ole
 
little small
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-um, -ium
 
structure, tissue
40
-us
 
structure, substance
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-y
 
condition, process

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