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BIO 100 Suffixes
Suffixes from Chapter 2 BIO100
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -clasis | to break;surgical fracture |
| -desis | binding, fixation of bone or joint (hard tissue) |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -lysis | separation, destruction, loosening |
| -pexy | fixation of an organ (soft tissue) |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -stomy | formation of an opening |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| -tomy | incision |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -gram | record, writing |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -meter | instrument for recording |
| -metry | act of measuring |
| -scope | instrument for examining |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -algia, -dynia | pain |
| -cele | hernia |
| -ectasis | dilation, expansion |
| -edema | swelling |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | blood condition (usually red blood cells) |
| -gen, -genesis | forming, producing, origin |
| -iasis | abnormal condition with a specific cause |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lith | stone, calculus |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition (usually white blood cells) |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -phagia | eating; swallowing |
| -phasia | speech |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasia, -plasm | formation, growth |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -rrhage, -rrhagia | bursting of; excessive discharge or flow |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction, twitching |
| -stenosis | stricture, narrowing |
| -toxic | poison |
| -trophy | nourishment, development |
| -ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ical, -ile, -ior, -ous, -tic | pertaining to (adjective) |
| -esis, -ia, -ism | condition (noun) |
| -iatry | medicine treatment (noun) |
| -icle, -ole, -ule | Small, Minute (diminutive) |
| arthr/o- | joint |
| cardi/o- | heart |
| mast/o- | breast |
| gastr/o- | stomach |
| colon/o | colon |
| thorac(x)- | chest |
| osteo/o- | bone |
| Connecting form | usually "O" |
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