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Med. Term. Ch 3
Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abdomin/o | Abdomen |
| Acr/o | Extremities, top |
| Acu/o | Sharp, Severe |
| Aden/o | Gland |
| Agor/a | Fat |
| Amni/o | Amnion |
| Angi/o | Vessel |
| Arteri/o | Artery |
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Axill/o | Amrpit |
| Blephar/o | Eyelid |
| Bronch/o | Bronchial Tubes |
| Carcin/o | Cancerous |
| Chem/o | Drug, chemical |
| Chondr/o | Cartilage |
| Chron/o | Time |
| Col/o | Colon |
| Cyst/o | Cyst, Urinary Bladder |
| Encephal/o | Brain |
| Hydr/o | Water, Fluid |
| Inguin/o | Groin |
| Isch/o | To hold back |
| Lapar/o | Andomen |
| Laryng/o | Larynx |
| Lymph/o | Lymph |
| Mamm/o | Breast |
| Mast/o | Breast |
| Morph/o | Shape, form |
| Muc/o | Mucus |
| My/o | Muscle |
| Myel/o | Spinal cord, bone marrow |
| Necr/o | Death |
| Nephr/o | Kidney |
| Neur/o | Nerve |
| Neutr/o | Neutrophil |
| Ophthalm/o | Eye |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Ot/o | Ear |
| Path/o | Disease |
| Peritone/o | Peritoneum |
| Phag/o | Eat, swallow |
| Phleb/o | Vein |
| Plas/o | Development, Formation |
| Pleur/o | Pleura |
| Pneumon/o | Lung, air |
| Pulmon/o | Lung |
| Rect/o | Rectum |
| Ren/o | Kidney |
| Sarc/o | Flesh |
| Splen/o | Spleen |
| Staphyl/o | Clusters, uvula |
| Strept/o | Twisted Chains |
| Thorac/o | Chest |
| Thromb/o | Clut |
| Tonsil/o | Tonsils |
| Trache/o | Trachea (windpipe) |
| Ven/o | Vein |
| -algia | Pain |
| -cele | Hernia |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -coccus | Berry shaped |
| -cyte | Cell |
| -dynia | Pain |
| -ectomy | Surgical removal |
| -emia | Blood condition |
| -genesis | Formation |
| -genic | Pertaining to caused by genes |
| -gram | Record |
| -graph | Instrument for recording |
| -graphy | Process of recording |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -logy | Study of |
| -lysis | Breakdown, destruction |
| -malacia | Softening |
| -megaly | Enlargement |
| -oma | Tumor, Mass |
| -opsy | To view |
| -osis | Abnormal Condition |
| -pathy | Disease condition |
| -penia | Deficiency |
| -phobia | Fear |
| -plasia | Development |
| -plasty | Surgical repair |
| -ptosis | Drooping, Falling |
| -sclerosis | Hardening |
| -scope | Instrument to view |
| -scopy | Process if visually examining |
| -stasis | Controlling, Stopping |
| -stomy | Opening to form a mouth |
| -therapy | Treatment |
| -tomy | Cutting into |
| -trophy | Development |
| -er | One who |
| -ia | Condition |
| -ist | Specialist |
| -ole | Little, small |
| -ule | Little, small |
| -um, -ium | Structure, tissue |
| -y | Condition |
| -ac, -iac | Pertaining to |
| -al | Pertaining to |
| -ar | Pertaining to |
| -ary | Pertainint to |
| -eal | Pertaining to |
| -ic, -ical | Pertaining to |
| -oid | Resembling, derived from |
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