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NJiwani_Suffix
Med Term_Suffix Cards 25-50
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -esis,-ia,-a,-ism,-osis,-tion,-sis,-iasis,-sia | state or condition, disease |
| -gen,-genic | producing, causing |
| -genesis | beginning, origin |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | process of recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ician | one who |
| -ictal | seizure, attack |
| -ist,-ologist | a specialist in |
| -itis, ites | inflammation |
| -ium | membrane |
| -logy | science, study of |
| -lysis,-lytic | destroy, dissolution, separation |
| -ma,-mat | disease, condition |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -mania | madness |
| -megaly | abnormal enlargment |
| -metry | measurement |
| -morph | form, shape |
| -necrosis | tissue death |
| -oma | tumor |
| -opsy | to view |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ostomy | surgical opening |
| -otomy | cutting, incision |