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chapter 4
suffixes
Term | Definition |
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algia | pain |
asthenia | weakness |
desis | binding |
dynia | pain |
esthesia | sensation |
kinesia | movement |
kinesis | movement |
phobia | fear |
phonia | sound |
phoria | feeling, carrying |
cele | hernia |
cytosis | condition of cells |
ectasia | expansion, dilation |
ectasis | expanding, kilating |
edema | swelling |
ema | condition |
emesis | vomiting |
iasis | pathological condition or state, presence of |
ism | condition, disease |
itis | inflammation |
lepsy | seizures |
leptic | pertaining to seizures |
lithiasis | presence of stones |
mania | obsession, madness |
megaly | enlargement |
oma | tumor, neoplasm |
opia | vision |
opsia | vision |
osis | condition, state, process |
paresis | slight paralysis, feeling of numbness and tingling |
pathy | disease |
penia | deficiency, small, fewer |
philia | attraction, affinity for |
phrenia | of the mnid |
phthisis | wasting away |
physis | growing |
plegia | paralysis |
plegic | pertaining to paralysis |
ptosis | falling down, drooping |
rrhea | to flow or discharge |
rrhagia | excessive bleeding |
rrhexis | rupture |
trophic | pertaining to nutrition |
trophy | nutrtion |
blast | immature, forming |
cidal | destroying, killing |
cide | destroying, killing |
crine | secreting |
malacia | softening |
para | bearing |
parous | producing, bearing |
pepsia | digestion |
phage, phagia | eating, devouring |
phagy | swallowing |
phasia | speaking |
phoresis | carrying |
plasia | formation, development, growth |
plastic | forming |
pnea | breath |
poiesis | production, formation |
poietic | pertaining to production |
poietin | substance that produces |
para | bearing |
porosis | lessening in density |
rrhage | dischargingheavily |
rrhea | a flowing, a flux |
schisis | splitting |
somnia | sleep |
spasm | contraction |
stalsis | contraction |
stasis | stopping, constant |
stenosis | narrowing |
cyte | cell |
derma | skin |
emia | blood |
emic | relating to blood |
globin | protein |
globulin | protein |
oxia | oxygen |
plakia | plaque |
plasm | thing formed |
uria | urine |
ectomy | removal of part or all of an organ or body part |
lysis | destruction of |
lytic | pertaining to destruction |
ostomy | opening to the outside of the body |
pexy | fixation, usually done surgically |
plasty | surgical repair |
rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
static, stasis | maintaining a state |
stomy | opening |
tome | cutting instrument, segment |
tomy | cutting operation |
crit | separate |
gen | producer |
genesis | origin |
genic | produced by |
gram | a recording |
graph | recording instrument |
graphy | process of recording |
meter | measuring device |
metry | measurement |
opsy | view of |
pheresis | removal |
phil | attraction, affinity for |
scope | instrument |
scopy | use of an instrument for observing |
ad | toward |
clasis | breaking |
clast | breaking instrument |
form | in the shape of |
ic | pertaining to |
ics | treatment, practice, body of knowledge |
logist | one who studies |
logy | study, practice |
oid | like, resembling |
phylaxis | protection, prevention |
plegic | one who is paralyzed |
stat | agent to maintain a state of equilibrium |
tropia | turning |
tropic | turning toward |
tropy | attracted to target structures |
version | turning |