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Latin Suffixes
Latin Suffixes for EMT class
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -able, -ible | capable of, able to |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -iac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -an | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ical | pertaining to |
| -ive | pertaining to |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -cidal | killing |
| -cyte | cell |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| -ectomy | surgical removing or cutting out |
| -edema | swelling |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -esthesia | sensation, perception |
| -eum | membrane |
| -ium | membrane |
| -genic | causing, produced by |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ia | condition |
| -iasis | condition |
| -ism | condition |
| -iac | one who suffers |
| -ictal | seizure, attack |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lexia | words, phrases |
| -lith | stone or calculus |
| -logy | science, study of |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oid | resembling |
| -ole | little, small |
| -oma | tumor, swelling |
| -opia | vision |
| -opsy | to view |
| -ose | sugar |
| -osis | condition of |
| -ostomy | creation of an opening |
| -ous | pertaining to or characterized by |
| -para | a woman who has given birth |
| -paresis | weakness |
| -partum | birth, labor |
| -pathy | disease, condition |
| -phagia | eating |
| -phasia | speech |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasty | surgical repair/ reshaping |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -rhythmia | rhythm |
| -rrhagia | rapid flow or discharge |
| -rrhage | rapid flow or discharge |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -scope | instrument for visual examination |
| -scopy | insertion of a lighted instrument to view inner areas of the body |
| -sepsis | infection |
| -spasm | sudden, involuntary muscle contraction |
| -stalsis | contraction |
| -stomy | formation of an opening |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -tomy | incision, cut into |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |
| -trophy | development |
| -ule | little, small |
| -uria | urine, urination |
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