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medical term
suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ac- al- ar- ry- eal- ic- ose- ous- tic- | pertaining to |
| -blast | immature |
| -cyte | cell |
| -e | noun marker- (indicates this form of the word is a noun.) |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -meter | instrument measuring |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -iatric | treatment |
| -iatry -logy | study of |
| -icle -ole -ula -ule | small |
| -ium/eum | tissue or structure |
| -ize -ate | make; use; subject to |
| -or | one who |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -scope | instrument fo examining |
| -scopy | examination |
| -stasis | stop or stand |
| -algia -dynia | pain |
| cele | pouch, sac, or hernia |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -emia | condition of the blood |
| -form -oid | like or resembling |
| -genic -genesis | begining, orgin or production |
| -ia -ism | condition of |
| -iasis | formation of; presence of |
| -itis | inflammation of |
| -lysis | breaking down |
| -malecia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition |
| -penia | abnormal reduction; lack of |
| -phage -phagia- -phagy | eat; devour |
| -phile -philia | attraction for; love for |
| -phobia | fear of |
| -plasia | foramtion of |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptosis | drooping; falling or downward displacement |
| -rrhage -rrhagia -rrhagic | to burst forth |
| -rrhea | discharge or flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture of breaking |
| -spasm | involuntary contractions |
| -trophy | development |
| -y | condition or process of |
| -centesis | puncture to remove fluid |
| -desis | binding |
| -ectomy | excision; surgical removal |
| -pexy | surgical suspension or fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair or reconstruction |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -stomy | surgical creation of artificial opening |
| -tomy | incision |
| Suffix | is added to a word root. Provides an ending; gives specific meaning to the root word. Placed after the last root word. |
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