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Digestive/Urinary System Suffixes
Digestive/Urinary suffixes
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Undergraduate 1
09/22/2026
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Term
-ac
 Definition
pertaining to.
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to.
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia,protrusion.
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid.
Term
-eal
 Definition
pertaining to.
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision
Term
-gram
 Definition
the record, radiographic image.
Term
-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
Term
-ia
 Definition
condition of, disease state, abnormal state.
Term
-iasis
 Definition
condition
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to.
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation.
Term
-logist
 Definition
specialist who studies an treats.
Term
-logy
 Definition
study of.
Term
-malacia
 Definition
softening.
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement.
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition.
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
-phagia
 Definition
eating or swallowing.
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair.
Term
-ptosis
 Definition
prolapse, dropping.
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
suturing, repairing.
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
flow, discharge.
Term
-scope
 Definition
instrument used for visualization.
Term
-scopy
 Definition
process of viewing, visualization.
Term
-stomy
 Definition
creation of an artifical opening.
Term
-tomy
 Definition
incision, cut into.
Term
-al
 Definition
Pertaining to.
Term
-ary
 Definition
Pertaining to.
Term
-cele
 Definition
Hernia, protrusion.
Term
-emia
 Definition
In the blood.
Term
-esis
 Definition
Condition.
Term
-gram
 Definition
The recorded radiographic image.
Term
-graph
 Definition
instrument used to record.
Term
-graphy
 Definition
process of recording, radiographic imaging.
Term
-iasis
 Definition
condition.
Term
-itis
 Definition
Inflammation.
Term
-lith
 Definition
Stone.
Term
-lysis
 Definition
Loosening, dissolution, separating.
Term
-megaly
 Definition
Enlarged, enlargement.
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor, swelling.
Term
-osis
 Definition
Abnormal condition.
Term
-pexy
 Definition
Surgical fixation, suspension.
Term
-ptosis
 Definition
Dropping, sagging, prolapse.
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
Suturing, repairing.
Term
-scope
 Definition
Instrument used for visual examination.
Term
-scopic
 Definition
Pertaining to visual examination.
Term
-scopy
 Definition
Visual examination.
Term
-stomy
 Definition
Creation of an artifical opening.
Term
-tomy
 Definition
Cut into, incision.
Term
-tripsy
 Definition
Surgical crushing.
Term
-uria
 Definition
Urine, urination.
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