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Med Term3
suffixes
Term | Definition |
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-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 |