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Medical Terminology: A List of Suffixes and Their Definitions, Quizzes of Medical Sciences

Definitions for common medical terminology suffixes, including terms related to conditions, repair, pain, recording, growth, fixation, and abnormalities.

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TERM 1
-ectasis
DEFINITION 1
dilation, expansion
TERM 2
-plasty
DEFINITION 2
surgical repair
TERM 3
-cele
DEFINITION 3
hernia, swelling
TERM 4
-desis
DEFINITION 4
binding, fixation ( of a bone or joint)
TERM 5
-dynia
DEFINITION 5
pain
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-ectasis

dilation, expansion

TERM 2

-plasty

DEFINITION 2

surgical repair

TERM 3

-cele

DEFINITION 3

hernia, swelling

TERM 4

-desis

DEFINITION 4

binding, fixation ( of a bone or joint)

TERM 5

-dynia

DEFINITION 5

pain

-gram

record, writing

TERM 7

-ia

DEFINITION 7

condition

TERM 8

-iasis

DEFINITION 8

abnormal condition ( produced by something specific)

TERM 9

-plasia

DEFINITION 9

formation, growth

TERM 10

-pexy

DEFINITION 10

fixation of an organ

-malacia

softening

TERM 17

-lysis

DEFINITION 17

loosening, destruction, separation

TERM 18

rrhexis

DEFINITION 18

breaking, rupturing splitting