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Human Phys Suffixes
suffixes for anatomy & physiology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -able | capable of, having ability to |
| -ac, al | pertaining to |
| -algia | painful condition |
| -an, ian | pertaining to |
| -ant | having the characteristics of |
| -ary | connected to |
| -asis, asia, esis, osis | condition or state of |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -action | process, action, condition |
| -centesis | puncture |
| -cid, cide, cis | cut, kill, destroy |
| -ectomize, ectomy | excision of, removal of |
| -emia | condition of the blood |
| -esthesia | sensation, feeling |
| -fer | carry |
| -gen | agent that produces or originates |
| -genic | producing |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -ia | state, condition |
| -ics | art of, science of |
| -ism | condition, state |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | the study of or the science of |
| -lysis | dissolution, loosening, destruction |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlarged |
| -mers, -meres | parts |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition, disease |
| -osotomy | create an opening |
| -otomy | sugical incision |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -philic | to like, have an affinity for |
| -phobia | fear of, aversion to |
| -plasia, -plasty | forming, molding |
| -pnea | breath |
| -poiesis | formation of, making of |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| -rrhage | bursting forth, abnormal discharge |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -scope | instrument used for viewing |
| -stomy | creation of a mouth or opening |
| -tomy | cutting into, incision into |
| -tripsy | crushing, or fragmenting |
| -trophy | relating to nutrition or growth |
| -uria | urin |
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