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medical term suffixe
Med Term suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -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 |