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MedVocab4
Chapter 1: Medical Vocabulary Suffixes
Question | Answer |
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-age | related to (triage) |
-al | pertaining (abnormal, maximal, minimal) |
-ant | forming (disinfectant) |
-ar | pertaining to (palmar) |
-ary | pertaining to (axillary) |
-centesis | surgical puncture (paracentesis) |
-drome | a course (syndrome) |
-form | shape (multiform) |
-fuge | to flee (centrifuge) |
-genic | formation, produce (pyrogenic) |
-gnosis | knowledge (diagnosis, prognosis) |
-grade | a step (centigrade) |
-gram | a weight (milligram) |
-graphy | recording (topography) |
-hexia | condition (cachexia) |
-ic | pertaining to (macroscopic, antipyretic, antiseptic) |
-ion | process (excision, incision, adhesion) |
-ism | condition (microorganism) |
-ive | nature, quality of (antitussive) |
-liter | liter (milliliter) |
-logy | study of (oncology, etiology, radiology, ) |
-meter | measure (thermometer, centimeter) |
-opsy | to view (biopsy) |
-osis | condition of ( necrosis) |
-ous | pertaining to (heterogeneous) |
-pathy | disease (neopathy) |
-scope | instrument (microscope) |
-sepsis | decay (asepsis) |
-therapy | treatment (chemotherapy) |
-y | condition (autonomy) |
phoresis | to carry (diaphoresis) |
clave | a key (autoclave) |
gram | a weight (kilogram, microgram) |