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medical term suffixe
Med Term suffixes
Question | Answer |
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-ac | pertaining to ex. cardiac |
-al | pertaining to ex abdominal |
-algia | pain ex firomyalgia |
-ar | pertaining to ex ocular |
-ary | pertaining to ex coronary |
-cele | hernia ex gastrocele |
-centesis | puncture and aspiration of ex amniocentesis |
-clasis | ????? |
-desis | binding, fixation ex |
-dynia | pain ex |
-ecstasis | dilation or expansion |
-ectomy | excision (to take out) ex appendectomy |
-emia | blood ex anemia |
-gen | origen ex oxygen |
-gram | written or pictorial recording ex angiogram |
-graph | device for written or pictorial recording ex readiograph |
-graphy | act of written or pictorial recording ex radiography |
-ia | a condition ex hypoglycemia |
-iac | pertaining to ex celiac |
-iasis | state or condition ex psoriasis |