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HITT 1305 Suffixes
HITT 1305 Suffixes for med. term.
Question | Answer |
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AC | pertaining to |
AL | pertaining to |
ALGIA | pain |
AR | pertaining to |
ASTHENIA | weakness; debility |
ATRESIA | closure |
CELE | hernia; swelling |
CENTESIS | surgical puncture |
CISE | cut |
CLASIS | re-fracture; to break; surgical fracture |
CYTE | cell |
DESIS | fusion |
DYNIA | pain |
EAL | pertaining to OR relates to |
ECTASIS | expansion, dialation |
ECTOMY | excision; removal |
EDEMA | swelling |
EMESIS | vomiting |
EMIA | blood condition |
ESTHESIA | sensation; feeling |
FORM | shape |
GRAM | written recording |
GRAPH | machine instrument for recording |
IA | condition (of) |
IASIS | condition (of); abnormal condition |
IC | pertaining to |
ITIS | inflammation |
LEPSY | seizure |
LOGY | study of |
LYSIS | destroy; seperation; loosening |
MALACIA | softening |
MANIA | madness |
MEGALY | enlargement |
OID | resemble |
OMA | tumor |
OSIS | condition (of); abnormal conidition; increse(used primarily with blood cells) |
OSTOMY | new opening |
OTOMY | incision |
OUS | pertaining to |
PARESIS | partial paralysis |
PAROUS | bearing |
PATH(Y) | disease |
PENIA | decrease |
PEXY | fixation |
PHOBIA | fear |
PLASIA | formation; growth |
PLASM | formation; growth |
PLASTY | surgical repair OR restores form & function |
PLEGIA | permanent paralysis |
PNEA | breathing |
POIESIS | formation; production |
PTOSIS | prolapsed; downward displacement |
RRHAG(E) | excessive flow |
RRHAPHY | suture |
RRHEA | discharge, flow |
RRHEXIS | rupture |
SCLEROSIS | hardening |
SCOPE | instrument (for examining) |
SCOPY | examination (with an instrument) |
SPASM | involuntary contraction |
STASIS | standing (position) |
STENOSIS | narrowing |
SYSTOLE | contraction |
THERAPY | treatment |
TOME | instrument to cut |
TRIPSY | crushing |
TROPHIC | growth & nourishing |
TROPIC | turning |
URIA | urine |
GRAPHY | process of recording |
TROPHY | condition of growth & nourishing |
RRHAG(IA) | bursting forth |