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A&P suffixes terms
Question | Answer |
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algia | pain |
arche | beginning |
ase | enzyme |
asthenia | weaknes |
capnia | carbon dioxide |
cele | hernia, protrusion, swelling |
centesis | puncture |
cide | to kill |
ciasis | break, fracture |
clysis | injection |
crit | to separate |
cusis | hearing |
cyesis | pregnancy |
cyte | cell |
desis | fixation, binding (of a bone or joint) |
dynia | pain |
ectasis | dilation, stretching, expansion |
ectomy | removal, excision |
emesis | vomiting |
emia | blood |
gen | born, producing |
genesis, genic | producing, forming, origin |
glia | glue |
globin | protein |
gnosis | knowledge |
gram | record, a writing |
graph | instrument for recording |
graphy | process of recording |
ia | condition |
iasis | abnormal, condition |
ic | pertaining to |
icle | small |
ist | one who specializes |
itis | inflammation |
kinesis | movement, motion |
lith | stone, calculus |
logist | specialist in the study of |
logy | study of |
lysis | breaking up, separation, destruction |
malcia | softening |
mania | madness |
megaly | enlargement |
metry | act of measuring |
meter | instrument of measuring |
mnesia | memory |
oid | like, resembling |
ole | small |
oma | tumor |
opia | vision |
osis | abnormal condition, increase |
para | to bear (off spring) |
paresis | partia paralysis |
pathy | disease, emotion |
penia | deficiency, decrease |
pexy | fixation, to put in place (organ) |
phagia | eat, swallow |
phasia | speech |
philia | attraction for |
phobia | fear of |
phonia | sound, voice |
plasia | development, formation, growth |
plasm | formation |
plasty | surgical repair |
plegia | paralysis |
pnea | breathing |
poiesis | formation,production |
ptosis | drooping, prolapse, downward displacement |
ptysis | spitting |
rrhage, rrhagia | burst forth |
rrhapy | suture |
rrhea | flow, discharge |
rrhexis | rupture |
sclerosis | hardening |
scope | instrument for visual examination |
scopy | visual inspection |
spasm | involuntary contraction, twitching |
stasis, static | stopping, control, standing still |
stenosis | stricture, narrowing |
stomy | new opening, forming, an opening |
therapy | treatment |
tome | instrument for cutting |
tomy | incision, cut into |
toxic | poison |
tripsy | crushing |
trophy | nourishment, development |
ula | small |
ule | small |
uria | urine |
version | to turn |
y | process |