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Suffix Medical Terminology
Specialist in the study and treatment of a body part or disease.
Example: neurologist (nerve specialist)
Sources
- Understanding Medical Words: A Tutorial · U.S. National Library of Medicine (MedlinePlus)
Related terms
- specialistA provider who focuses on a specific area of medicine or group of patients.
- -iatry, -iatristMedical treatment (-iatry) or the specialist who provides it (-iatrist).
- -ismCondition or state.
- -itisInflammation.
- -iumStructure or tissue.
- -logyStudy of.
- -lysisBreaking down, destruction, or dissolving.
- -malaciaSoftening.
- -maniaAbnormal, intense impulse or excitement.