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Diagnostic, Surgical, and Pathological suffixes
Meanings of diagnostic, surgical, and pathological suffixes
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09/19/2017

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-itis

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Inflammation of

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-Malacia

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

softening

Term

 

 

 

 

-Lith

Definition

 

 

 

Stone, Calculus

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-edema 

Definition

 

 

 

 

Swelling

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-pathy

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Disease

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-Plegia

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Paralysis 

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-metry 

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

act of measuring

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Definition
Term

 

 

 

-algia, -dynia 

 

Definition

 

 

 

 

Pain

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-oma 

Definition

 

 

 

 

tumor

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-rrhexis 

Definition

 

 

 

 

Rupture

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—graph

Definition

 

 

 

 

instrument for recording

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-rrhea 

Definition

 

 

 

 

discharge, flow

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-graphy

Definition

 

 

 

 

Process of recording

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-scope

Definition

 

 

 

 

Intrument for examining

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-gram

Definition

 

 

 

 

Record, writing

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-pexy

Definition

 

 

 

 

fixation (of an organ)

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-Plasty

Definition

 

 

 

 

Surgical Repair 

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-clasis

Definition

 

 

 

 

to break: surgical fracture

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-rrhaphy

Definition

 

 

 

 

suture

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-emia

Definition

 

 

 

 

blood condition

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-tome

Definition

 

 

 

 

instrument to cut

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-lysis 

Definition

 

 

 

separation, destruction, and loosening

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-Centesis

Definition

 

 

 

 

Surgical Puncture

 

 

 

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-Stomy 

Definition

 

 

 

 

Forming an opening 

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-tripsy

Definition

 

 

 

 

Crushing

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-tomy 

Definition

 

 

 

 

incision

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-desis 

Definition

 

 

 

 

Binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

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-Stenosis

Definition

 

 

 

 

narrowing, structure

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-Cele

Definition

 

 

 

 

hernia, swelling

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-megaly

Definition

 

 

 

 

enlargement

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-osis

Definition

 

 

 

 

abnormal condition

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-Scopy

Definition

 

 

 

 

Visual examination

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-meter

Definition

 

 

 

 

instrument for measuring

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