medical terminology

-dynia -algia

Pain

-cele

Hernia, swelling

-centesis

Surgical puncture

-clasis -clasia

To break, surgical fracture

-desis

Binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

-ectasis

Dilation, expansion

-ectomy

Excision, removal (something was cut out)

-emesis

Vomiting

-emia

Blood condition

-gen, -genesis

Forming, producing, origin

-gram

Record of recording

-graph

Instrument for recording

-graphy

Process of recording

-itis

Inflammation

-logy

Study of

-lysis

Separation, destruction, loosening

-malacia

Softening

-megaly

Enlargement

-meter

Instrument to measure

-metry

Process of measuring

Oma

Tumor

-osis

Tumor

-pathy

Abnormal condition; increase (used primarily for blood cells)

-penia

Decrease, deficient

-pexy

Fixation (of an organ) organ moved to the right place

-plasty

Surgical repair (shape was changed)

-plegia

Paralysis

-ptosis

Prolapse, downward displacement

-rhaphy

Suture (something was sewn)

-rrhea

Discharge, flow

-rrhexis

Rupture

-sclerosis

Hardening

-scope

Instrument used to examine/view

Scopy

Process of examining

-spasm

Involuntary contraction, twitching

-stenosis

Narrowing, stricture

-stomy

Forming an opening (mouth)