FHS 2.03 Suffixes and Definitions

-centesis

• pain

• process of observing

• process of observing

• surgical puncture that removes fluid

-ectomy

• pertaining to

• surgical removal

• condition of the blood

• specialist in the study and/or treatment of a specific field

-edema

• disease

• instrument used to measure

• swelling

• tumor, mass

-emia

• condition of the blood

• development

• condition

• secrete

-gram

• surgical repair

• incision, cut into

• record, radiographic image, image, tracing

• disease

-ia

• condition

• pertaining to

• paralysis

• artificial or surgical opening

-meter

• originating, causing

• instrument used to measure

• flow, discharge

• deficiency

-ologist

• enlargement, large

• pain

• the study of

• specialist in the study and/or treatment of a specific field

-ology

• inflammation

• the study of

• surgical repair

• pain

-oma

• swelling

• abnormal condition

• paralysis

• tumor, mass