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Chapter 2: Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ad | toward |
| algia | pain |
| asthenia | weakness |
| blast | immature forming |
| cele | hernia |
| cidal | destroy killing |
| cide | destroy kill |
| clasis | breaking |
| clast | breaking instrument |
| crine | secreting |
| crit | separate |
| cyte | cell |
| cytosis | condition of cells |
| derma | skin |
| desis | binding |
| dynia | pain |
| ectasia | expansion dilation |
| ectasis | expanding dilating |
| ectomy | removal of |
| edema | swelling |
| ema | condition |
| emesis | comiting |
| emia | blood |
| emic | relating to blood |
| esthesia | sensation |
| form | in shape of |
| gen | produce come to be |
| genesis | production of |
| genic | producing |
| globin | protein |
| globulin | protein |
| gram | recording |
| graph | recording instrument |
| graphy | process of recording |
| iasis | pathological condition or state |
| ic | pertaining to |
| ics | treatment practice body of knowledged |
| ism | condition disease doctrine |
| itis itides | inflammation |
| kinesia | movement |
| kinesis | movement |
| lepsy | condition of |
| leptic | having seizures |
| logist | one who practices |
| logy | study practice |
| lysis | destruction of |
| llytic | destroying |
| malacia | softening |
| mania | obsession |
| megaly | enlargement |
| meter | measuring device |
| metry | measurement |
| oid | like resembling |
| oma omata | tumor neoplasm |
| opia | vision |
| opsia | vision |
| opsy | view of |
| osis oses | condition state process |
| ostomy | opening |
| oxia | oxygen |
| para | bearing |
| paresis | slight paralysis |
| parous | producing bearing |
| pathy | disease |
| penia | deficiency |
| pepsia | digestion |
| pexy | fixation usually done surgically |
| phage phagia phagy | eating devour |
| phasia | speaking |
| pheresis | removal |
| phil | attraction affinity for |
| philia | attraction affinity for |
| phobia | fear |
| phonia | sound |
| phoresis | carrying |
| phoria | feeling carrying |
| phrenia | of mind |
| phthisis | wasting away |
| phylaxis | protection |
| physis | growing |
| plakia | plaque |
| plasia | formation |
| plasm | formation |
| plastic | forming |
| plasty | surgical repar |
| plegia | paralysis |
| plegic | one paralyzed |
| pnea | breath |
| poiesis | formation |
| poietic | forming |
| poietin | one that forms |
| porosis | lessening in density |
| ptosis | falling down drooping |
| rrhage | discharging heavily |
| rrhagia | heavy discharge |
| rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| rrhea | flowing flux |
| rrhexis | rupture |
| schisis | splitting |
| scope | instrument to observe or measure |
| scopy | use of instrument for observing |
| somnia | sleep |
| spasm | contraction |
| stalsis | contraction |
| stasis | stopping constant |
| stat | agent to maintain state |
| static | maintaining state |
| stenosis | narrowing |
| stomy | opening |
| tome | cutting instrument segment |
| tomy | cutting operation |
| trophic | nutritional |
| trophy | nutrition |
| tropia | turning |
| tropic | turning toward |
| uria | urine |
| version | turning |
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