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Chapter3-MTSuffixes
Medical Terminology- Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -a | noun ending |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -ad | toward |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algesia | sensitivity to pain |
| -algia | pain; suffering |
| -an | characteristic of |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -arche | beginning |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -assay | to evaluate |
| -asthenia | loss of strength |
| -ate | something that |
| -blast | embryonic stage of development |
| -capina | condition of carbon dioxide in he blood |
| -cele | swelling; herniation |
| -centesis | surgical procedure |
| -cide | to kill; to destroy |
| -clasis | crushing; breaking up |
| -clast, -clastic | to break |
| -crine | secrete |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -cyte | cell |
| -cythemia | condition involving the cells of the blood |
| -desis | binding or surgical fusion |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| -drome | that which runs together |
| -dynia | pain |
| -e | noun ending |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ectasia | stretching or dialation |
| -ectic | pertaining to |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -emesis | to vomit |
| -emia | blood |
| -er | one who |
| -es | noun ending |
| -esis | condition of |
| -esthesia | sensation or feeling |
| -gen | producing; forming |
| -gene | producing; forming |
| -genesis | producing; forming |
| -genic | producing; forming |
| -globin | containing protein |
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