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Medical: #01
SUFFIXES (selected): General Use
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -algesia | Condition in which there is lack of the sense of pain |
| -ant | Literally means formation of a bad kind |
| -ase | Enzyme that breaks down starch |
| -ate | An oozing of puss of serum |
| -blast | Bone-forming cell |
| -cide | Agent that kills sperm |
| -crit | Blood test that separates solids from plasma in the blood by centrifuging the blood sample |
| -cuspid | Having two points or cusps |
| -cyst | A structure formed in the early embryogenesis of mammals, after the formation of the morula, but before implantation |
| -cyte | Nerve cell, neuron |
| -dipsia | Excessive thirst |
| -drome | A group of signs and symptoms occurring together that characterize a specific disease or pathological condition |
| -er | Person skilled in making x-ray records |
| -gen | Agent that causes a change in the genetic structure of an organism |
| -genesis | Formation of spermatozoa |
| -ide | A radioactive atom identified by its atomic number, mass, and energy state |
| -ive | Having the nature of connecting or binding together |
| -liter | Unit of volume in the metric system 0.001 L |
| -logy | Study of the female, especially the diseases of the female reproductive organs and the breasts |
| -lymph | Serious fluid of the inner ear |
| -or | Literally means to teach. One who is a recipient of an advanced degree, such as a doctor of medicine (MD) |
| -phil | White blood cell that has an attraction for a base dye |
| -stasis | Spreading process (out of control) of cancer from a primary site to a secondary site |
| -therapy | Treatment using scientific application of water |
| -thermy | Treatment using high-frequency current to produce heat within a part of the body |
| -um | Structure that covers the internal and external organs of the body and the lining of vessels, body cavities, glands, and organs |
| -uria | presence of blood in the urine |
| -icle | Literally means little belly; a small cavity or chamber within a body or organ. |
| -ole | One of the smaller subdivisons of the bronchial tubes |
| -ula | Small spot or discolored area of the skin |
| -ule | Small, elevated, circumscribed lesion of the skin that is filled of pus |
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