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Suffixes
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
09/20/2010

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Term
-ac, -al, -ary,- eal
Definition
pertaining to
ex: ductal, cardiac, coronary, peritoneal
Term
-algia
Definition
pain
ex: arthralgia
Term
-centesis
Definition
puncture or aspiration of fluid
ex: amniocentesis
Term
-cide
Definition
killing
ex: germicide
Term
-ectomy
Definition
excision, removal, resection
ex: appendectomy
Term
-emia
Definition
presence of blood, condition of blood
ex: anemia
Term
-gram
Definition
record
ex: cardiogram
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-graphy
Definition
process of recording
ex: angiography
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-ia
Definition
condition
ex:hypothermia
Term
-itis
Definition
inflammation
ex: tonsillitis
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-malacia
Definition
abnormal softening
ex: chrondomalacia
Term
-necrosis
Definition
death of a tissue
ex: arterionecrosis
Term
-ologist
Definition
specialist
ex: proctologist
Term
-ology
Definition
science or study of
ex: biology
Term
-oma
Definition
tumor, mass, fluid collection
ex: lymphoma
Term
-osis
Definition
disease, condition, usually abnormal
ex: necrosis
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-ostomy
Definition
creation of an opening
ex: colostomy
Term
-otomy
Definition
incision, cutting into
ex: laparatomy
Term
-pathy
Definition
disease, emotion
ex: cardiomyopathy
Term
-plasty
Definition
surgical repair
ex: arthroplasty
Term
-pnea
Definition
breathing
ex: dyspnea
Term
-rrhage, rrhagia
Definition
excessive flow, bursting forth blood
ex: hemorrhage
Term
-rrhaphy
Definition
stitching, suture
ex: herniorraphy
Term
-rrhea, rrheal
Definition
profuse flow, discharge
ex: diarrhea, diarrheal
Term
-rrhexis
Definition
rupture
ex: arteriorrhexis
Term
-sclerosis
Definition
abnormal hardening
ex: arteriosclerosis
Term
-scopy
Definition
examination using a scope, visual examination
ex: arthroscopy
Term
-stenosis
Definition
abnormal narrowing, tightening, stricture
ex: carotid stenosis
Term
-um
Definition
tissue, structure, thing
ex: pericardium
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