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medical terminology
suffix
| Term | Definition | example |
|---|---|---|
| -ac -al -ar -ry -eal -ic -ose -ous tic | pertaining to | hemophiliac-pertaining to an individual- pertaining to the temporal lobe of the brain clavicular-pertaining to the clavicle senory- pertaining to the senses esophageal- pertaining to the esophahus gastic-pertaining to the stomach aidpose-relating t |
| -cyte | cell | osteocyte-bone cell |
| -e | noun marker (indicates this form of the word is a noun) | melonocyte-pigment-producing skin cell |
| -gram | record | electroencephalogram-record of brain activity |
| -graph | instrument for recording | electroencephalograph-instrument ofr recording brain activity of the heart |
| -graphy | process of recording | electroencephalograph-process of recording brain activity |
| -meter | instrument for measuring | arthrometer-instrument for measuring motion in a joint |
| -metry | process of measuring | arthrometry-process of measuring joint motion |
| -iatric | treatment | psychiatric-treatment of the psyche |
| -iatry -logy | study of | psychiatry-study of the psyche urology-study of urine |
| -logist | one who specializes in the treatment or study of | cardiologist-one who specializes in the treatment or study of the heart |
| -icle -ole -ula -ule | small | ventricle-small pouch or cavity, particularly within the heart or brain arteriole-small artery macula-small spot pustule-small lesion (pimple)with pus |
| -ium/-eum | tissue or structure | periosteum-structure surrounding bone |
| -ize -ate | make; use; subject to | |
| -or | One who | Medicator- one who gives medicine |
| -poiesis | Formation | Erythropoises- formation of red blood cells |
| -scope | Instrument for examining | Cystoscope- instrument for examining the bladder |
| -scopy | Examination | Cystoscopy- examination of the bladder |
| -stasis | Stop or stand | Hemostasis- stop bleeding |
| -algia -dynia | Pain | Myalgia- muscle pain Arthrodynia- pain in a joint |
| -cele | Pouch, sac, or hernia | Crystocele- hernia of the bladder |
| -emesis | Vomit | Anemia- condition if insufficient iron in the blood |
| -emia | Condition of blood | Vermiform- resembling vermin Oseteoid- resembling bone |
| -form -oid | Like or resembling | Pyogenic- production of pus Pathogenesis- origin of disease |
| -genic -genesis | Beginning, origin, or production | Lithiasis- formation of stone |
| -ia -ism | Condition of | Hemolysis- breaking down of blood |
| -iasis | Formation of; presence of | Psychosis- condition of the psyche |
| -itis | Inflammation | Leukocytopenia- abnormal reduction of white blood cells |
| -lysis | Breaking down | Macrophage- large cell that devours |
| -malacia | Softening | |
| -Megaly | Enlargement | |
| -Oma | Tumor | |
| -osis | Condition; | |
| -penia | Abnormal reduction; lack of | |
| -phage -phagia -phagy | Eat; devour | |
| -phile -philia | Attraction for; love for | |
| -phobia | Fear of | |
| -plasia | Formation | |
| -pnea | Breathing | |
| -ptosis | Drooping; falling or downward displacement | |
| -rrhage -rrhexis -rrhagic | To burst forth | |
| -rrhage | Discharge of flow | |
| -rrhexis | Rupture or breaking | |
| -spasm | Involuntary contraction | |
| -trophy | Development | |
| -y | Condition of process of | |
| -Centesis | Puncture to remove fluid | |
| -desis | Binding | |
| -ectomy | Excision; surgical removal | |
| -pexy | Surgical suspension or fixation | |
| -plasty | Surgical repair or reconstruction | |
| -rrhaphy | Suture | |
| -stomy | Surgical creation of an artificial opening | |
| -tomy | Incision | |
| -tripsy | Crushing | |
| -blast | immature | oseoblast-immature bone cell |
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