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Chap 3 Noun Suffixes
Chap 3 Noun Suffixes Chapter 3 Medical Terminology
Question | Answer |
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-er | one who |
-ia | condition |
-ist | specialist |
-ole | little, small |
-ule | little, small |
-um, -ium | structure, tissue, thing |
-y | condition, process |
-algia | pain |
-cele | hermia |
-centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
-coccus | berry-shaped bacterium |
-cyte | cell |
-dynia | pain |
-ectomy | excision, removal, resection |
-emia | blood condition |
-gensis | condition of producing, forming |
-genic | pertaining to producing, produced by, or in |
-gram | record |
-graph | instrument for recording |
-graphy | process of recording |
-itis | inflammation |
-logy | study of |
-lysis | breakdown, destruction, sparation |
-malacia | softening |
-megaly | enlargement |
-oma | tumor, mass, collection of fluid |
-opsy | to view |
-osis | condition usually abnormal |
-pathy | disease condition |
-penia | deficiency |
-phobia | fear |
-plasia | development, formation, growth |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-ptosis | drooping, sagging, prolapse |
-sclerosis | hardening |
-scope | instrument for visual examination |
-scopy | process of visual examination |
-stasis | stopping, controlling |
-stomy | opening ro form a mouth (stoma) |
-therapy | treatment |
-tomy | incision, to cut into |
-trophy | development, nourishment |