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SUFFIX
Term | Definition |
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a | noun ending |
ac | pertaining to |
ad | toward |
ab | away from |
al | pertaining to |
algesia | sensitivity to pain |
algia | pain;suffering |
an | characteristic of |
ar | pertaining to |
arche | beginning |
ary | pertaining to |
ase | enzyme |
assay | to evalute |
asthenia | loss of strength |
ate | something that |
blast | embryonic stage of delvelopment |
capnia | condition of carbon dioxide content in the blood |
cele | swelling; hernitation |
centesis | surgical procedure |
cide | to kill; to destroy |
clasis | crushing; breaking up |
clast, clastic | to break |
crine | secrete |
cyesis | pregnancy |
cyte | cell |
cythemia | condition involving cells of the blood |
desis | binding or surgical fusion |
dipsia | thirst |
drome | that which runs together |
dynia | pain |
e | noun ending |
eal | pertaining to |
ectasia | stretching or dialation |
ectic | pertaining to |
ectomy | surgical removal |
emesis | to vomit |
emia | blood |
er | one who |
es | noun ending |
esis | condition of |
esthesia | sensation or feeling |
gen | producing; forming |
gene | producing; forming |
genesis | producing; forming |
genic | producing; forming |
globin | containing protein |
gram | record; picture |
graph | an instrument used to record |
graphy | writing; record |
gravida | preganacy |
i | plural ending |
ia | condition; noun ending |
iac | pertaining to |
ian | specialist in the field of study |
iasis | presence of abnormal condition |
iatic | pertaining to condition |
iatric(s) | relating to medicine, physcians, or medical treatment |
iatrician | one who treats; a physician |
iatrist | one who treats; a physician |
iatry | medical treatment; medical profession |
ic | pertaining to |
ical | pertaining to |
ician | specialist in a field of study |
ile | pertaining to; capable |
ion | action; across |
is | noun ending |
ism | condition; theory |
ist | practitioner |
itis | inflammation of |
ize | to make; to treat or combine with |
kinesis | movement |
lepsy | seizure; attack |
lexia | reading |
lith | stone;calculus |
lithiasis | presence of formation of stones |
logist | one who specializes |
logy | the study of |
lysis | destruction; detatchment |
lytic | destruction |
malacia | softening |
mania | a mental disorder; mania |
megaly | enlargement |
meter | an instrument used to measure |
metry | the process of measuring |
natal | pertaining to birth |
oid | resembling |
ole/ule | small or little |
oma | tumor |
opsia | vision |
optpsis | drooping or prolapse |
ory | pertaining to; characterized by |
os | suffix indicating a singular noun |
ose | carbohydrate |
osis | condition |
otomy | incision into |
ous | pertaining to |
para | bearing offspring |
paresis | partial paralysis |
pathy | disease |
penia | decrease in; deficiency |
pepsia | state of digestion |
pexy | surgical fixation |
phage | to eat |
phagia | to eat |
phasia | speech |
philia | attracted to; tendency toward |
phobia | abnormal fear |
phoresis | transmission |
phoria | emotional state |
physis | growth; growing |
plakia | plate; flat plane |
plasia | formation; development |
plasm | to mold |
plasty | surgical repair |
plegia | paralysis; stroke |
pnea | breathing |
poiesis | formation; production |
porosis | passage; pore |
praxia | activity |
ptosis | drooping or prolapse |
ptysis | spitting |
rrhage | excessive flow or discharge |
rrhagia | excessive flow or discharge |
rrhaphy | suturing |
rrhea | drainage |
rrhea | discharge; flow |
rrhexis | rupture |
scope | an instrument used to view |
scopy | process of viewing |
sis | condition |
some | a "body" of a specified sort |
spasm | twitching; involuntary contraction |
stasis | stopping or controlling |
sthenia | strength |
stomy | the surgical creation of a new opening |
therapy | treatment |
thorax | chest |
thymia | condition of the mind or will |
tic | pertaining to |
tion | process of |
tocia | labor |
tomy | incision into |
tresia | perforation |
tripsy | intentional crushing trophy |
trophy | nourishment; development |
tropia | to turn |
tropin | stimulating effect of a hormone |
ula | small; little |
ule | small one |
um | a suffix that identifies singular nouns |
uria | urine |
us | a suffix that identifies singular nouns |
y | noun ending |