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Medical Terminology
VT - Medical Suffixes (show up at the end of root word)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -an, -ian, -en | Belonging to; relating to |
| -algia | Pain |
| -ase | Relating to |
| -ate | Having the property of |
| -cide | Killing |
| -cle | Small |
| -clysis | Washing; irrigation |
| -ectasia | Stretching |
| -ectomy | Removal by cutting |
| -ella | Small |
| -emia | Blood condition |
| -ia | Pathological condition |
| -iform | Shape; form |
| -ine | Relating to |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -lepsy | Seizure; attack |
| -lysis | Destruction; breakdown |
| -oid | Resembling |
| -ole | Small |
| -ology | Study of |
| -oma | Tumor |
| -orrhagia | Hemorrhage |
| -orrhaphy | Suture |
| -orrhexis | Break open |
| -orrhea | Flow; discharge |
| -osis | Condition of |
| -ous | Characteristic of |
| -pathy | Disease |
| -plegic | Paralysis |
| -pnea | Breathing |
| -stasis | Stop; control |
| -tome | Cutting |
| -ular | Relating to |
| Affix | A unit of meaning that is added to the start of end of the root word - this then forms a different word. |
| -e (a noun) | Indicates and object of part |
| -y (a noun) | Indicates a process |
| -ia (a noun) | Indicates a condition or classification |
| -ic (an adjective) | Describes "associated with; causing" |
| -al (an adjective) | Describes "pertaining to; characterized by" |
| -ar (an adjective) | Describes "pertaining to; resembling" |
| -ac (an adjective) | Describes "pertaining to; affected with" |
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