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Lesson 2
Using suffix and combining form write medical terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -centesis | surgical punture to remove or aspirat fluids |
| -ectomy | excision |
| -lysis | process of loosening, freeing or destroying |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | shape or surgical formation of |
| -orrhaphy | joining in a seam or suture |
| -scopy | visual examination with lighted instrument |
| -stomy | formation of an opening |
| -tome | cutting instrument |
| -tomy | incision |
| aden/o- | gland |
| angi/o- | vessel |
| append/o- | appendix |
| biopsy | excision of a small piece of living tissue for microscopic evaluation |
| cerebr/o- | brain |
| appendic/o- | appendix |
| encepahl/o- | brain |
| cutane/o- | skin |
| derm/a- | skin |
| dermat/o- | skin |
| mamm/o- | breast |
| mast/o- | breast |
| neur/o- | nerve |
| opthalm/o- | eye |
| ot/o- | ear |
| tonsill/o- | tonsil |
| vas/o- | vessel; ductus defferens |
| -algia | pain |
| -cele | hernia |
| -ectasia | dilation |
| -ectasis | dilation |
| -edema | swelling |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -ia | condition |
| -iasis | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -malacia | soft, softening |
| -mania | excessive preoccupation |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition, often denoting abnormal increase |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -phobia | abnormal fear |
| -ptosis | prolapse |
| -orrhage | excessive bleeding, or hemmorage |
| -orrhagia | excessive bleeding, or hemmorage |
| -orrhea | flow or discharge |
| -orrhexis | rupture |
| spasm | twitching; cramp |
| -stasis | stopping; controling |
| -able | capable of, able to |
| -ible | capable of, able to |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -an | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ive | pertaining to |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -iac | one who suffers |
| -ism | condition or theory |
| -ist | one who |
| -ium | membrane |
| -logist | one who studies; specialist |
| -opia | vision |
| -ose | sugar |
| -ous | pertaining to, or characterized by |
| -y | state or condition |
| amyl/o- | starch |
| blephar/o- | eyelid |
| cardi/o- | heart |
| chir/o- | hand |
| glyc/o- | sugar |
| hemat/o- | blood |
| lact/o- | milk |
| lip/o- | fat |
| lith/o- | stone |
| muc/o- | mucus |
| oste/o- | bone |
| prote/o- | protein |
| protein/o- | protein |
| pyr/o- | fire |
| -penia | defeciency |
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