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Health Care
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04/26/2014

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Term
-able/-ible*
Definition
capable of - remarkable
Term
-ac/-al/-an/-ar/-ary/-eal/-ic/-ive/-tic*
Definition
pertaining to - fundal/pancreatic
Term
-ase
Definition
enzyme - amylase
Term
-algia
Definition
pain - myalgia
Term
-cele
Definition
hernia (protrusion of organ through its containing wall) - cystocele
Term
-centesis
Definition
procedure to aspirate fluid - paracentesis
Term
-ectasia/-ectasis
Definition
dilation - telangiectasia
Term
-ectomy
Definition
excision or removal - appendectomy
Term
-edema
Definition
swelling - lymphedema
Term
-emesis
Definition
vomiting - hematemesis
Term
-emia
Definition
blood - anemia
Term
-genic/-genesis*
Definition
beginning/producing - osteogenic
Term
-gram
Definition
record - cholangiogram
Term
-graph
Definition
instrument for recording - polygraph
Term
-graphy
Definition
process of recording - echocardiography
Term
-ia/-iasis
Definition
condition - psoriasis
Term
-ism
Definition
condition - botulism
Term
-ist
Definition
one who - psychologist
Term
-itis
Definition
inflammation - pancreatitis
Term
-kinesia/-kinesis
Definition
movement/motion - hypokinesis
Term
-logist
Definition
specialist - radiologist
Term
-logy
Definition
study of - pathology
Term
-lysis
Definition
loosening/freeing/breaking apart/destroying - adhesiolysis
Term
-lytic*
Definition
pertaining to destruction - hemolytic
Term
-malacia
Definition
softening - chondromalacia
Term
-mania
Definition
preoccupation - pyromania
Term
-megaly
Definition
enlargement - cardiomegaly
Term
-meter
Definition
instrument to measure - glucometer
Term
-metry
Definition
process of measuring - geometry
Term
-oid
Definition
resembling - adenoid
Term
-oma
Definition
tumor - lymphoma
Term
-opia
Definition
vision - diplopia
Term
-ose
Definition
sugar - glucose
Term
-osis
Definition
condition* - ptosis
Term
-ous
Definition
pertaining to/ characterized by - mucous
Term
-pathy
Definition
disease or abnormality - adenopathy
Term
-penia
Definition
deficiency - osteopenia
Term
-pexy
Definition
surgical fixation - cystopexy
Term
-phagia/-gic/-gy
Definition
eating/swallowing - dysphagia
Term
-phasia
Definition
speech - dysphasia
Term
-phobia
Definition
abnormal fear - agoraphobia
Term
-plasty
Definition
surgical repair - arthroplasty
Term
-plegia
Definition
paralysis - paraplegia
Term
-rrhage/-rrhagia
Definition
excessive flow or discharge - hemorrhage
Term
-rrhaphy
Definition
suture - herniorrhaphy
Term
-rrhea
Definition
flow or discharge - diarrhea
Term
-rrhexis
Definition
rupture - capsulorrhexis
Term
-sclerosis
Definition
hardening - atherosclerosis
Term
-scopy
Definition
examination with an instrument - colonoscopy
Term
-spasm
Definition
twitching - bronchospasm
Term
-stasis
Definition
stopping - hemostasis
Term
-stomy
Definition
forming of an opening - tracheostomy
Term
-tome
Definition
an instrument for cutting - osteotome
Term
-tomy
Definition
incision (cutting into) - craniotomy
Term
-tripsy
Definition
surgical crushing - lithotripsy
Term
-trophic*/-trophy
Definition
nutrition - hypertrophy
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