Medical Terminology (Suffixes)

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-algia
Pertains to pain (Neuralgia-pain along a nerve)
-asthenia
Weakness (Myosthenia-muscle weakness
-blast
Germ of immature cell (Myeoblast-bone marrow cell)
-cele
Tumor, hernia (Exterocele-hernia of the intestine)
-centesis
Puncturing (Thorocentesis-puncturing and drainage of pleural space)
-cyte
Cell (Leukocyte-white cell)
-ectomy
A cutting out (Tonsillectomy)
-emia
Blood (Anemia)
-esthesia
Sensation (Anesthesia-without sensation)
-genic
Causing (Carcinogenic-cancer causing)
-gram; -graph
Record (Angiogram-record of graph)
-itis
Inflammation (Tonsillitis)
-lysis
Gradual decline; weakening (Lysis of adhesions)
-megaly
Enlargement of (Hepatomegaly-enlargement of liver)
-ology
Science of (Biology-science or study of life)