Deck 2 – Suffixes
Master key suffixes to quickly understand what each medical term or test indicates.
NHA CPT EXAM
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-emia
Suffix meaning “condition of the blood.”
-itis
Suffix meaning “inflammation of.”
-ectomy
Suffix meaning “surgical removal of.”
-otomy
Suffix meaning “cutting into” or “incision into.”
-lysis
Suffix meaning “breakdown” or “destruction.”
-oma
Suffix meaning “tumor” or “mass.”
-cyte
Suffix meaning “cell.”
-stasis
Suffix meaning “stopping” or “controlling.”
megaly
Suffix meaning “enlargement.”
algia
Suffix meaning “pain.”
-ology
Suffix meaning “study of.”
-graphy
Suffix meaning “process of recording” (often imaging or tracing).
-gram
Suffix meaning “record” or “image.”
-logist
Suffix meaning “specialist in the study of.”