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-centesis

Puncture or surgical procedure to remove fluid (e.g., abdominocentesis).

-ectomy

Surgical removal of a part (e.g., appendectomy).

-gram/graph

A record or picture (e.g., electrocardiogram).

-graph

A device used for recording (e.g., cardiograph).

-graphy

The process of recording or imaging (e.g., angiography).

-itis(ides)

Infection or inflammation (e.g., tonsillitis).

-lysis

Destruction or breakdown (e.g., hemolysis).

-malacia

Softening of tissues (e.g., osteomalacia).

-megaly

Enlargement (e.g., hepatomegaly).

-necrosis(es)

Death of tissue (e.g., necrosis).

-ologist/-ology

One who studies or the study of (e.g., cardiologist, cardiology).

-ostomy

Creating an opening (e.g., colostomy).

-otomy

Incision or cutting into (e.g., tracheotomy).

-pexy

Surgical fixation (e.g., nephropexy).

-plasty

Surgical repair or reconstruction (e.g., rhinoplasty).

-rrhage, -rrhagia

Excessive bleeding or discharge (e.g., hemorrhage).

-rrhaphy

Surgical suturing (e.g., herniorrhaphy).

-rrhea

Flow or discharge (e.g., diarrhea).

-rrhexis

Rupture (e.g., myorrhexis).

-sclerosis

Hardening (e.g., arteriosclerosis).

-scope/scopy

Instrument for viewing or the process of viewing (e.g., endoscope, endoscopy).

-stenosis

Narrowing of a passage (e.g., spinal stenosis).

-ago, -esis, -ia, -iasis, -ion, -ism, -osis

Condition or process (e.g., dermatosis, embolism).

-a, -e, -um, -us, -y

Nouns and suffixes indicating singular forms (e.g., fascia, vertebra).

-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ial, -ical, -ic, -ine, -ior, -ory, -ous, -tic

Adjectives describing relating to or pertaining to (e.g., cardiac, muscular).

-ae, -i

Plural forms of nouns (e.g., vertebrae, bacteria).