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Medical Terms Suffixes

  1. -Ac, -Ic-, Al-, -Ous, -Tic
    Related to, or Pertaining to
  2. -Centesis
    Surgical procedure to withdraw or aspirate fluid
  3. -Ectomy
    Surgical Removal
  4. -Genic
    Producing
  5. -Gram
    A written Record
  6. -Graph
    Instrument used to Record
  7. -Ism
    Condition or Theory
  8. -Ologist
    One who Studies, specialist
  9. -Ology
    Study of, process of study
  10. -Ostomy
    Surgical creation of an artifical opening
  11. -Otomy
    Surgical incession or cutting into
  12. -Phobia
    Morbid fear of, or intorlence
  13. -Itis
    Inflamation
  14. -Oma
    Tumor
  15. -Pathy
    Disease Process
  16. -Plasty
    Surgical Repair
  17. -Scope
    Used for Examination
  18. -Gram
    Record or Picture
  19. -Graphy
    Recording a record or picture
  20. -Dynia
    Pain
  21. -Algia
    Pain
  22. -Meter
    Instrument to Measure
  23. -metry
    Process of measuring
  24. -ole
    Small
  25. -pnea
    Breathing
  26. -scope
    Instrument used for viewing
  27. -spasm
    Involuntary contraction
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Medical Terms Suffixes
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