ch. 7 Medical Terminology Suffixes

-rrhaphy

• suturing, repairing

• cutting, incising

• removing, excising

• binding, fastening

-itis

• infection

• inflammation

• irritation

• intoxication

-gram

• the record, radiographic image

• a type of measurement

• a unit of weight

• a method of analysis

-logy

• study of

• study about

• study in

• study for

-osis

• abnormal condition

• normal state

• healthy condition

• temporary condition

-plasty

• surgical repair

• surgical removal

• surgical examination

• surgical reconstruction

-tomy

• cut into, incision

• surgical removal

• repair of tissue

• inflammation of tissue

-pexy

• surgical fixation, suspension

• surgical removal

• surgical repair

• surgical examination

-al

• pertaining to

• relating to

• opposite of

• characteristic of

-graphy

• process of recording, radiographic imaging

• a method of analyzing data

• a technique for visualizing structures

• a type of photographic art