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MTA Suffix Quiz

Medical Terminology

QuestionAnswer
ac, al, ar, ary, ic, ous, tic pertaining to (7)
algia painful condition, pain
blast embryonic
cele hernia, swelling, sac
centesis puncture of a cavity
clasis break,fracture
clysis irrigation, washing
coccus berry shaped
crit to separate
cyte cell
desis fusion, binding, fixation
drome to run
dynia, odynia pain (2)
ectasis expansion, dilation
ectomy excision, removal of a body part
emesis vomiting
emia blood
er, or one who (2)
gen, genesis forming, producing, origin
genic origin, formation
grade to go
gram the record made, mark
graph instrument for recording, machine
graphy the process, process of recording
ia condition
iasis morbid condition
iatry treatment, medicine
icle, ole, ula, ule small, minute (4)
ism condition
ist one who specializes in, specialist
itis inflammation
lith stone, calculus
logist specialist in the study of
logy process of study
lysis dissolution, setting free
malacia softening, soft
megaly enlargement
meter instrument for measuring
metry act of measuring
oid form, shape
ology study or science of
oma tumor
opsy viewing
orrhea, rrhea flow, discharge (2)
osis condition, disease
para to bear (offspring)
paresis partial paralysis
pathy disease, suffering
penia deficiency, lack of, decrease
pexy fixation
just a reminder i love you!
phagia eating, swallowing
phasia speech
philia attraction for
phobia fear
physis to grow
plasia, plasm growth, formation (2)
plasty mold, shape, repair
plegia paralysis
poiesis formation, production
ptosis downward displacement, falling
ptysis spitting
rrhage, rrhagia bursting forth (2)
rrhaphy suture
rrhexis rupture
scope instrument to visually examine
scopy process of examining, visual examination
sis state of, condition
spasm involuntary spasm
stalsis constriction
stasis control, constant level, stop
stenosis narrowing, stricture
stomy creation of an opening
therapy treatment
tome instrument for cutting
tomy process of cutting, incision
toxic poison
tresia opening
tripsy surgical crushing
trophy nourishment
y process
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