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-a

condition of
-aemia

blood
-ac

concerning/pertaining
-al

concerning/pertaining to
-algia

pain
-blast

immature cell
-cele

swelling/protrusion
-centesis

to puncture/tapping
-cide

kill/destroy
-cyte

cell
-desis

binding together
-dynia

pain
-ectasis

dilatation
-ectomy

surgical removal of
-gen

producing/forming
-genesis

forming or origin
-genic

producing or forming
-gram

picture/tracing
-graph

machine that records/tracing
-graphy

procedure of recording/tracing
-gravida

pregnancy
-ia/-iasis

condition of/state of
-iac

pertaining to
-iatric

pertaining to medicine/physician
-ic

concerning/pertaining to
-iosis/-ism

condition of/state of
-itis

inflammation of
-lith

stone
-lithiasis

condition/presence of stones
-lysis

destruction/splitting/breaking down
-malacia

softening
-megaly

enlargement of
-meter

measure
-natal

birth
-oedema

sweling caused by excess fluid
-oid

likeness/resembling
-ology

study of/science of
-oma

tumour
-opia

condition of the eye
-orrhage

burst forth/bleeding
-orrhagia

condition of heavy bleeding
-orrhaphy

sew/repair
-orrhoea

flow/discharge
-oscopy

examination with a lighted instrument
-osis

condition of
-ostomy

artificial opening into
-otomy

cutting into/dividing/incision
-para

given birth
-pathy

disease
-penia

lack of/decreased
-pexy

fixation of
-phagia

swallowing
-phasia

speech
-philia

liking/loving/affinity for
-phobia

irrational fear
-phylaxis

protection/prevention
-plasia

formation
-plasty

form/mould/reconstruct
-plegia

paralysis
-pnoea

breathing
-ptosis

drooping/falling
-rrhythmia

rhythm
-sclerosis

hardening
-scope

lighted instrument used to examine
-stasis

cessation of movement/flow
-stenosis

narrowing
-tome

cutting instrument
-tripsy

crushing
-trophy

nourishment/food
-uria

condition of urine

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Medical Terminology

Updated

2011-03-25T20:10:37Z