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anatomy & physiology/medical term suffixes

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algia   pain  
arche   beginning  
ase   enzyme  
asthenia   weakness  
capnia   carbon dioxide  
cele   hernia;protursion, swelling  
centesis   puncture  
cide   kill  
clasis   break, fracture  
clysis   pregnancy  
cyte   cell  
desis   fixation, binding (of a bone or joint)  
dynia   pain  
ectasis   dilation; stretching, expansion  
ectomy   removal; excision  
emesis   vomiting  
emia   blood  
gen   born, or producing  
genesis, genic   producing, forming, origin  
glia   glue  
globin   protein  
gnosis   knowledge  
gram   record, a writing  
graph   instrument for recording  
graphy   process of recording  
ia   condition  
iasis   abnormal condition (usually produced by something specific)  
ic   pertaining to  
icle   small  
ist   one who specializes  
itis   inflammatin  
kinesis   movement, motion  
lith   stone, calculus  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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