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Suffixes Week 1
MP 101 medical terminology
Question | Answer |
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-centesis | Surgical Puncture |
-ectasis | dilation, expansion |
-toxic | poison |
-ectomy | excision, removal |
-edema | swelling |
-trophy | development, nourishment |
-stomy | forming of an opening (mouth) |
-emesis | vomiting |
-ac | pertaining to |
-tomy | incision |
-emia | blood condition |
-al | pertaining to |
-clasis | to break |
-iasis | abnormal condition |
-ar | pertaining to |
-tripsy | crushing |
-lysis | separation, destruction, loosening |
-itis | inflammation |
-ary | pertaining to |
-lith | stone, calculus |
-eal | pertaining to |
-desis | binding, fixation (of bone or joint) |
-malacia | softening |
-ic | pertaining to |
-pexy | suspension, fixation (of an organ) |
-megaly | enlargement |
-ical | pertaining to |
-plasy | surgical repair |
-oma | tumor |
-ile | pertaining to |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-pathy | disease |
-ory | pertaining to |
-gram | record, writing |
-penia | decrease, deficiency |
-ose | pertaining to |
-graph | instrument for recording |
-plasia | formation, growth |
-ous | pertaining to |
-graphy | the process of recording |
-plasm | formation, or growth |
-tic | pertaining to |
-meter | instrument for measuring |
-rrhage | bursting forth |
-ia | condition |
-metry | act of measuring |
-rrhajia | bursting forth |
-ism | condition |
-scope | instrument to view or examine |
-rrhexus | rupture |
-iatry | medicine, treatment |
-algia | pain |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-ician | specialist |
-dynia | pain |
-spasm | involuntary twitching, contraction |
-ist | specialist |
-cele | hernia, swelling |
-stenosis | narrowing, stricture |