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EMT Basic- Suffixes
Common Medical Suffixes
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01/19/2012
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Term
-algia
 Definition
pertaining to pain
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-asthen(o)
 Definition
weakness
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-blast
 Definition
immature cell
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-cele
 Definition
pertaining to a tumor or swelling
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-centesis
 Definition
pertaining to a procedure in which an organ or body cavity is punctured, often to drain excess fluid or obtain a sample for analysis
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-cyte
 Definition
cell
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal of
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-emia
 Definition
pertaining to the presence of a substance in the blood
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esthesi(o)-
 Definition
pertaining to sensation or perception
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-genic
 Definition
causing
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-gram
 Definition
record
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-graph
 Definition
a record or the instrument used to create the record
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-lysis
 Definition
decline, disintegration, or destruction
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-megaly
 Definition
elargement of
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-ology
 Definition
science of
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
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-osis
 Definition
pertaining to a disease process
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-ostomy
 Definition
surgical creation of an opening
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-pathy
 Definition
disease or a system for treating disease
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-phagia
 Definition
pertaining to eating or swallowing
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-phasia
 Definition
pertaining to speech
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-phobia
 Definition
pertaining to an irrational fear
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-plasty
 Definition
plastic surgery
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-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
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-pnea
 Definition
pertaining to breathing
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-ptosis
 Definition
drooping
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-rrhage
 Definition
abnormal or excessive flow or discharge
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-rrhagia
 Definition
abnormal or excessive flow or discharge
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
suture of; repair of
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-rrhea
 Definition
flow or discharge
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-scope
 Definition
instrument for examination
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-scopy
 Definition
examination with an instrument
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-sis
 Definition
a process, action, or condition
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 -taxis
 Definition
order, arrangement of
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-trophic
 Definition
pertaining to nutrition
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-uria
 Definition
pertaining to a substance in the urine or the condition so indicated