5.03 Suffixes

centesis

• surgical puncture to remove fluid

• surgical opening

• incision, cut into

• inflammation

ectomy

• surgical puncture

• tumor, mass

• surgical removal

• surgical repair

edema

• swelling

• condition

• inflammation

• pertaining to

emia

• blood condition

• development

• pain

• stomy

gram

• process of observing

• record, radiographic image

• pertaining to

• disease

ia

• surgical repair

• process of observing

• tumor, mass

• condition

meter

• instrument used to measure

• originating, causing

• inflammation

• instrument used to observe

ologist

• instrument used to measure

• the study of

• a specialist , person who studies

• development

oma

• inflammation

• blood condition

• incision, cut into

• tumor, mass

tomy

• incision, cut into

• tumor, mass

• swelling

• blood condtion