Medical Suffixes
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afrobright on May 8, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 appendectomy | excision of the appendix |
| bursectomy | excision of the bursa [bunionectomy] |
| costectomy | excision of the rib |
| duodenectomy | excision of part of the duodenum |
| glossectomy | excision of the tongue |
| cardiogram | recordation of the action of the heart |
| dactylogram | fingerprint |
| encephalogram | x-ray of the brain |
| urogram | x-ray of the urinary tract |
| chronohgraph | device to record time |
| elctroencephalograph | device measuring the electric activity of the brain |
| pneumograph | device to record respiratory movements |
| tachygraph | device to record rate of blood flow |
| arthrography | x-raying of a joint |
| cephalography | recording size and form of the head |
| mammography | x-raying of the breast |
| tachography | determination of blood flow |
| tachygraphy | estimation of blood flow |
| acromastitis | inflammation of the nipple |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
| enephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
| colostomy | surgically creating new opening of colon outside the body |
| enterostomy | surgically creating new opening into intestine through adbominal wall |
| ileostomy | surgical creation of opening into the ileum [small intestine] |
| sclerostomy | surgically creating opening through sclera for glaucoma |
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