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Medical Suffixes
Common Suffixes (Medical)
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Health Care
Undergraduate 1
08/25/2011

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Term
-ac
Definition

MEANING: pertaining to

EXAMPLE: cardiac

Term
-al
Definition

MEANING: pertaining to

EXAMPLE: renal

Term
-algia
Definition

MEANING: pain

EXAMPLE: fibromyalgia

Term
-ase
Definition

MEANING: enzyme

EXAMPLE: protease

Term
-cide
Definition

MEANING: kill, killer

EXAMPLE: suicide

Term
-cyte
Definition

MEANING: cell

EXAMPLE: leukocyte

Term
-dipsia
Definition

MEANING: thirst

EXAMPLE: polydipsia

Term
-ectomy
Definition

MEANING: surgical removal

EXAMPLE: hysterectomy

Term
-emia
Definition

MEANING: blood condition

EXAMPLE: anemia

Term
-ic
Definition

MEANING: pertaining to

EXAMPLE: toxic

Term
-itis
Definition

MEANING: inflammation

EXAMPLE: rhinitis

Term
-logist
Definition

MEANING: specialist

EXAMPLE: oncologist

Term
-logy
Definition

MEANING: study of

EXAMPLE: biology

Term
-oid
Definition

MEANING: resembling

EXAMPLE: steroid

Term
-oma
Definition

MEANING: tumor

EXAMPLE: carcinoma

Term
-osis
Definition

MEANING: condition

EXAMPLE: histoplasmosis

Term
-pathy
Definition

MEANING: disease

EXAMPLE: neuropathy

Term
-plasty
Definition

MEANING: surgical repair

EXAMPLE: rhinoplasty

Term
-rrhage
Definition

MEANING: bursting of blood

EXAMPLE: hemorrhage

Term
-rrhea
Definition

MEANING: flowing discharge

EXAMPLE: diarrhea

Term
-sclerosis
Definition

MEANING: hardening

EXAMPLE: arteriosclerosis

Term
-scope
Definition

MEANING: instrument

EXAMPLE: microscope

Term
-scopy
Definition

MEANING: viewing of

EXAMPLE: colonoscopy

Term
-stasis
Definition

MEANING: control

EXAMPLE: homeostasis

Term
-uria
Definition

MEANING: urine

EXAMPLE: polyuria

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