Suffixes for adjective forms
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| -ac | Pertaining to
"cardiac"
(pertaining to the hart)
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| -al | Pertaining to
"intestinal"
(pertaining to the intestine)
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| -ar | Pertaining to
"muscular"
(pertaining to the muscle)
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| -ary | Pertaining to
"urinary"
(pertaining to urine)
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| -ic | Pertaining to
"pelvic"
(pertaining to the pelvis)
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| -ine | Pertaining to
"intestine"
(pertaining to the intestine)-ive
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| -ive | Pertaining to
"digestive"
(pertaining to digestion)
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| -ous | Pertaining to
"venous"
(pertaining to the vein)
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| -ia | Condition; state; thing
"pneumonia"
(condition of the Lung)
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| -ism | Process; disease from a specific cause
"hypothyroidism"
(disease from the specific cause of deficient thyroid hormone)
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| -itis | Inflammation of; Infection of
"tonsillitis"
(inflammation of the tonsil)
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| -megaly | Enlargement
"cardiomegaly"
(enlargement of the hart)
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| -oma | Tumor; mass
"neuroma"
(tumor of the nerve)
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| -osis | Condition; abnormal condition; process
"psychosis"
(abnormal condition of the mind)
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| -pathy | Disease; suffering
"arthropathy'
(disease of the joint)
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| -ation | A process; being or having
"urination"
(a process of making urine)
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| -ion | Action; condition
"digestion"
(action of breaking down food)
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| -lysis | Process of breaking down or destroying
"hemolysis"
(process of breaking down or destroying blood)
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| -iatry | Medical treatment
"psychiatry"
(medical treatment of the mind)
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| -ist | One who specializes in
"therapist"
(one who specializes in therapy)
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| -logy | The study of
"cardiology"
(the study of the hart)
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| -ectomy | Surgical excision
"appendectomy"
(surgical excision of the appendix)
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| -gram | A record or picture
"mammogram"
(a record or picture of the breast)
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| -graphy | A process of recording
"phonography" "mammography"
(a record) (recording of the breast)
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| -metry | process of measureing
"spirometry"
(process of measuring the breath)
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| -scope | Instrument used to examine
"colonoscope"
instrument used to examine the colon
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| -scopy | Process of using an instrument to examine
"gastroscopy"
(process of using an instrument to examine the stomach)
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| -stomy | Surgically created opening
"colostomy"
(surgical creating am opening in the colon)
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| -therapy | Treatment
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| -tomy | Process of cutting or making an incision
"laparotomy"
(process of making an incision in the abdomen)
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| endo- | Innermost; within
"endotracheal"(pertaining to within the trachea)
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| epi- | upon; above
"epidermal"
(pertaining to the skin)
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| intra- | Within
"intervenous"
(pertaining to within a vein)
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| inter- | Between
"intercostal"
(pertaining to between the ribs)
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| peri- | Around
"pericardial"
(pertaining to around the hart)
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| post- | After; behind
"postnasal"
(pertaining to behind the nose)
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| pre- | before; in front of
"premenstrual"
(pertaining to before menstruation)
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| sub- | Below; underneath; less than
"subcutaneous"
(pertaining to underneath the skin)
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| trans- | Across; through
"transvaginal"
(pertaining threw the vagina)
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| bi- | two
"bilateral"
(pertaining to two sides)
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| brady- | slow
"bradycardia"
(condition of a slow heart)
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| hemi- | one half
"hemiplegia"
(condition of one half of the body with paralysis
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| hyper- | above; more then normal
"hypertension"
(condition of more then normal pressure)
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| hypo- | below; deficient
"hypothyroidism"
(disease from a specific cause of deficient thyroid gland hormone)
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| mono- | One; single
"mononucleosis"
(abnormal condition of white blood cells that each have one large nucleus)
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| poly- | many; much
"polyneuritis"
(inflammation of many nerves)
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| quadri- | four
"quadriplegia"
(condition of four limbs with paralysis)
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| tachy- | Fast
"tachycardia"
(condition of a fast hart rate)
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| tri- | three
"tricuspid"
( valve in the hart that has three flaps)
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| a- | away from; without
"aspermia"
(condition of being with out sperm)
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| an- | without; not
"anesthesia"
condition of being with out sensation
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| anti- | against
"antibiotic"
(pertaining to against living organisms)
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| de- | reversal of: without
"dementia"
(condition of being without mind)
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| dys- | painful; difficult; abnormal
"dysphagia"
(condition of painful or difficult eating and swallowing)
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| eu- | Normal
(euthyroidism)
(process of normal thyroid gland function)
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| mal- | bad; inadequate
"malnutrition"
(being or having inadequate nourishment)
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| re- | again and again
"respiration"
(a process of again and again breathing)
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