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Ch3 terms - suffix
Question | Answer |
---|---|
-algia | pain |
-cele | hernia |
-centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
-coccus | berry-shaped |
-cyte | cell |
-dynia | pain |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
-emia | blood condition |
-genisis | producing or forming |
-genic | produced by or in |
-gram | record |
-graph | instrument for recording |
-graphy | process of recording |
-itis | inflammation |
-logy | study of |
-lysis | breakdown |
-malacia | softening |
-megaly | enlargment |
-oma | tumor |
-opsy | to view |
-osis | abnormal condition (slight elevation of blood cells) |
-penia | deficiency |
-phobia | fear |
-plasy | surgical repair |
-ptosis | dropping |
-rrhage | bursting forth of blood |
-rrhea | discharge |
-sclerosis | hardening |
-stasis | stopping or controlling |
-stomy | opening to form a mouth |
-therapy | treatment |
-trophy | development or nourishment |
-er | one who |
-ole | little |
-ule | little |
-um, -ium | structure or tissue |
-oid | resembling |
-ose | full of (or pertaining to) |
abdomin/o | abdomen |
Acr/o | extremities |
Ac/o | sharp, sudden or severe |
Amni/o | amnion |
Angi/o | vessel |
Arteri/o | artery |
Axill/o | armpit |
blephar/o | eyelid |
chem./o | drug or chemical |
Chondr/o | cartilage |
Col/o | colon |
Cyst/o | urinary bladder |
Encephal/o | brain |
Hydr/o | water or fluid |
Inguin/o | groin |
Isch/o | to hold back |
Lapr/o | abdomen |
Laryg/o | larynx |
Lymph/o | lymph |
Mamm/o | breast |
Mast/o | breast |
Morph/o | shape or form |
Muc/o | mucous |
My/o | muscle |
Myel/o | spinal cord or bone marrow |
Necr/o | death |
nephr/o | kidney |
neur/o | nerve |
Ophthalm/o | eye |
Ot/o | ear |
Oste/o | bone |
Peritone/o | peritoneum |
Phag/o | to eat |
Phleb/o | vein |
Plas/o | formation or development |
Pleur/o | pleura |
Pneum/o | lungs |
Pulmon/o | lungs |
Ren/o | kidney |
Sarc/o | flesh |
Splen/o | spleen |
Staphyl/o | clusters |
Strept/o | twisted chain |
Thorac/o | chest |
Thromb/o | clot |
Tonsill/o | tonsils |
Trache/o | trachea |
Ven/o | vein |