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Question | Answer |
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-ac, -al, -ic | pertaining to |
-crine | to secrete |
-derma | skin |
-er, -ist | one who |
-ia | condition |
-iatrics, -iatry | medicine |
-logist | one who studies |
-logy | study or science of |
-pod | foot |
-tomy | incision (cutting) |
-ad | toward |
-dynia | pain |
-gram | record |
-graph | recording instrument |
-graphy | process of recording |
-itis | inflammation |
-osis | condition (sometimes, diseases or abnormal increase) |
-pathy | disease |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-pnea | breathing |
-spasm | cramp, twitching |
-cyte | cell |
-emia | blood |
-lysin | substance that dissolves or destroys |
-lysis | destruction or dissolving |
-lytic | capable of destroying |
-oid | like or resembling |
-opia | vision |
-penia | decreased; deficient |
-poiesis | production |
-scope | instrument used to view or to examine |
-scopy | viewing |
-ectomy | removal; excision |
-edema | swelling |
-meter | instrument used to measure |
-metry | process of measuring |
-oma | tumor; swelling |
-phobia | abnormal fear |
-stenosis | narrowing; stricture |
-stomy | artificial opening |
-tome | cutting instrument |
-algia | pain |
-capnia | carbon dioxide |
-centesis | surgical puncture |
-ectasia, -ectasis | stretching or dilation |
-genesis, -genic, -genous | origin or beginning |
-iasis | condition |
-lith | stone or calculus |
-malacia | softness |
-ole | little or small |
-ptysis | spitting |
-plasia | formation or development |
-plegia | paralysis |
-ptosis | prolapse |
-rrhea | flow or discharge |
-ase | enzyme |
-cele | hernia |
-clysis | irrigation or washing out |
-emesis | vomiting |
-megaly | large |
-ose | sugar |
-pexy | surgical fixation |
-stasis | stopping or controlling |
-rrhagia | hemorrhage |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-cyesis | pregnancy |
-para | woman who has given birth |
-asthenia | weakness |
-blast | embryonic form |
-clasia | break |
-desis | binding; fusion |
-schisis | split |
-trophy | nutrition |
-lepsy | seizure |
-mania | excessive preoccupation |
-phylaxis | protection |
-tripsy | surgical crushing |
-cidal | killing |
-physis | growth |
-tropic | stimulate |
-tropin | that which stimulates |