Question | Answer |
-itis | inflammation |
-megaly | enlargement |
-gen | substance or agent that produces or causes |
-genic | originating, producing, causing |
-genesis | orign, cause |
-ad | toward |
-ior | pertaining to |
-ab | away |
-a | suffix that has no meaning |
-coccus (-cocci, plural) | berry shaped (form of bacterium) |
-malacia | softening |
-phagia | eating, swallowing |
-tome | instrument used for cutting |
-algia | pain |
-ectomy | cut out, removal, excision |
-emia | blood condition |
-globin | protein |
-gram | record |
-ia | condition |
-ism | condition, process |
-opsy | to view |
-scope | instrument to visually examine |
-scopy | process of visual examination |
-stomy | artificial opening |
-tomy | cut in, incision |
-rrhea | flow or discharge |
-rrhage, -rrhagia | sudden burst forth of blood |
-sclerosis | hardening |
-uria | condtion of urin |
-eal | pertaining to |
-ar, -ary | pertaining to |
-centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
-graphy | process of recording |
-lysis | breakdown, separation, destruction |
-plasty | surgical repair, surgical correction |
-therapy | treatment |
al, ic, ous,
ar, ary, eal, ior | pertaining to |
-cyte | cell |
-logist | one who studies or treats |
-logy | study of |
-oid | resembling |
-oma | tumor, swelling |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-pathy | disease |
-plasia | condition of formation, development, growth |
-plasm | growth, substance, formation |
-sis | state of |
-stasis | control, stop,standing |
-cele | hernia or protrusion |
-ectasis | stretching out, dilation, expansion |
-meter | instrument used to measure |
-metry | measurement |
-pexy | surgical fixation |
-pnea | breathing |
-spasm | sudden, involuntary muscle contraction |
-stenosis | constriction or narrowing |
-thorax | chest |
-iasis | condition |
-esis | condition |
-uria | urine, urination |
-tripsy | surgical crushing |
-trophy | nourishment, development |
-malacia | softening |
-ptosis | drooping, sagging, prolapse |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-ism | state of |
-ial | pertaining to |
-atresia | absence of normal body opening, occlusion, closure, |
-salpinx | fallopian tube |