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-SUFFIXES 2
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
Question | Answer |
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-AC, -AL, -AR, -ARY | PERTAINING TO |
-CRINE | TO SECRETE |
-CRIT | TO SEPARATE |
-CYTE | CELL |
-GEN, -GENESIS, -GENIC | PRODUCING, FORMING |
-GLOBIN, -GLOBULIN | PROTEIN |
-GRAM | RECORD |
-GRAPH | INSTRUMENT FOR RECORDING |
-GRAPHY | PROCESS OF RECORDING |
-IAC, IC, | PERTANING TO |
-OID | RESEMBLING, LIKE |
-(O)LOGIST | SPECIALIST OF |
-(O)LOGY | STUDY OF |
-OUS | PERTAINING TO |
-PEPSIA | DIGESTION |
-PHAGIA | EATING OR SWALLOWING |
-PHONIA | VOICE OR SOUND |
-PHORESIS | CARRYING TRANSMISION |
-PHORIA | FEELING, MENTAL STATE |
-PNEA | BREATHING |
-POIESIS | FORMATION |
-SCOPE | INSTRUMENT FOR VIEWING |
-SCOPY | PROCESS OF VIEWING |
-SOMNIA | SLEEP |
-STASIS | CONTROL, STOP |
-THERAPY | TREATMENT |
-THORAX | CHEST, PLURAL CAVITY |
-TOCIA | LABOR, BIRTH |
-TRESIA | OPENING |
-TROPHY | GROWTH OR DEVELOPMENT |
-TROPIN | NOURISH, DEVELOP STIMULATE |
-VERSION | TO TURN |
-ALGIA | PAIN |
-CELE | HERNIA, HERNIATION |
-CYTOSIS | CONDITION OF CELLS |
-DYNIA | PAIN |
-EMESIS | VOMITING |
-EMIA | BLOOD CONDITION |
-IA, -IASIS | ABNORMAL CONDITION |
-ITIS | INFLAMATION |
-LYSIS,-LYTIC | BREAK DOWN, DESTRUCTION |
-MALACIA | SOFTENING |
-MEGALY | ENLARGEMENT |
-OMA | TUMOR |
-OSIS | ABNORMAL CONDITION |
-PARESIS | SLIGHT PARALYSIS |
-PATHY | DISEASE |
-PENIA | DECREASED NUMBER |
-PHOBIA | ABNORMAL FEAR |
-PLEGIA | PARALYSIS |
-PTOSIS | DROOPING AND SAGGING, PROLAPSE |
-PTYSIS | SPITTING UP |
-(R)RHAGE,(R)RHAGIA | BURSTING FORTH OF BLOOD |
-(R)RHEA | FLOW OR DISCHARGE |
-(R)RHEXIS | RUPTURE |
-SCLEROSIS | HARDENING |
-SPASM | CONTRACTION, TWITCHING |
-STENOSIS | NARROWING, TIGHTENING |
-CENTESIS | SURGICAL PUNCTURE |
-DESIS | BINDING TOGETHER |
-ECTASIA, -ECTASIS | STRETCHING OR DILATION |
-ECTOMY | SURGICAL REMOVAL,EXCISION |
-(O)STOMY | CREATE A NEW OPENING |
-(O)TOMY | INCISION INTO |
-PEXY | SURGICAL REPAIR |
-PLASTY | SURGICAL REPAIR |
-(R)RHAPY | SUTURE |
-TRIPSY | CRUSHING FRICTION |