Med Terms #2 (Suffixes)

-logy

-logy

Study of

-algia, -dynia

Pain

-cele

Hernia

-emia

Blood condition

-iasis

Presence of

-itis

Inflammation of

-lysis

Loosen, break down

-malacia

Abnormal softening

-megaly

Enlargement

-oid

Resembling

-oma

Tumor

-pathy

Disease

-penia

Deficiency

-ptosis

Drooping

-rrhage

Excessive flow

-rrhea

Flow

-rrhexis

Rupture

-spasm

Involuntary contraction

-centesis

Puncture

-gram

Written record

-graph

Instrument used to produce a record

-graphy

Process of recording

-meter

Instrument used to measure

-metry

Process of measuring

-scope

Instrument used to look

-scopy

Process of looking

-desis, -pexy

Binding, surgical fixation

-ectomy

removal

-plasty

Reconstruction

-rrhaphy

Suture

-stomy, -tomy

Creation of an opening, incision