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Med Term3
suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -ad | toward in the direction of |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -amnios | amniotic fluid |
| -an | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -arche | a beginning |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -ation | a process ; being or having |
| -ative | pertaining to |
| -blast | immature cell |
| -cele | hernia |
| -centesis | procedure to puncture |
| -cephalus | head |
| -cere | waxy substance |
| -clast | cell that breaks down substances |
| -cle | small thing |
| -clonus | condition of rapid contracting and relaxing |
| -crasia | condition of mixing |
| -crine | thing that secretes |
| -cyte | cell |
| -dactyly | condition of fingers or toes |
| -desis | procedure to fuse together |
| -didymis | testes |
| -duct | duct; tube |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ectasis | condition of dialation |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -emia | condition of the blood |
| -encephaly | condition of the brain |
| -entery | condition of the intestine |
| -er | person or thing that produces or does |
| -esis | condition; abnormal condition; process |
| -gen | that which produces |
| -glia | cells that provide support |
| -graft | tissue for implant or transplant |
| -gram | a record or picture |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -gravida | pregnancy |
| -ia | condition ; state ; thing |
| -iasis | state of; process of |
| -iatry | medical treatment |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ician | skilled professional or expert |
| -ics | knowledge ; practice |
| -id | resembling; source or origin |
| -ile | pertaining to |
| -immune | immune response |
| -in | a substance |
| -ine | pertaining to |
| -ion | action ; condition |
| -ism | process ; disease from a specific cause |
| -ist | one who specializes in |
| -itis | inflammation of ; infection of |
| -ive | pertaining to |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -lith | stone |
| -logy | the study of |
| -lyte | dissolved substance |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -oid | resembling |
| -ole | small thing |
| -oma | tumor ; mass |
| -opsy | process of viewing |
| -or | person or thing that produces or does |
| -ory | having the function of |
| -osis | condition ; abnormal condition ; process |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -pathy | disease |
| -pause | cessation |
| -penia | condition of deficiency |
| -pexy | process of surgically fixing in place |
| -phage | thing that eats |
| -pharynx | pharynx (throat) |
| -phil | attraction to; fondness for |
| -phyte | growth |
| -plasty | process of reshaping by surgery |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -poiesis | process of formation |
| -poietin | a substance that forms |
| -ptosis | state of prolapse; drooping |
| -ptysis | abnormal condition of coughing up |
| -rrhage | excessive flow or discharge |
| -rrhaphy | procedure of suturing |
| -rrhea | flow; discharge |
| -salpinx | uterine (fallopian tube) |
| -scope | instrument used to examine |
| -scopy | process of using an instrument to examine |
| -spasm | sudden involuntary muscle contraction |
| -stasis | condition of standing still; standing in one place |
| -stomy | surgically created opening |
| -systole | contraction |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -thorax | chest |
| -tion | process of being or having |
| -tome | instrument used to cut; area with distinct edges |
| -tomy | process of cutting or making an incision |
| -tripsy | process of crushing |
| -trophy | process of development |
| -ule | small thing |
| -zoon | animal; living thing |
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