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Suffixes
Question | Answer |
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Algia | Pain |
Algesia | Sensitivity |
Blast | Immature cell |
Cele | Herniation, swelling |
Centesis | Surgical puncture |
Cide | Kill, destroy |
Crushing, breaking up | |
Scope | Instrument to view |
Itis | Infection |
Stasis | Stopping/ controlling |
Tripsy | Intentional, crushing |
Lysis | Destruction, breaking down |
Lytic | Destruction |
Pnea | Breathing |
Ist | Practicioner |
Ile | Pertaining to |
Rrhea | Discharge |
Rrhagia | Bursting forth blood |
Plegia | Paralysis |
Plasia | Formation or development |
Plasty | Surgical repair |
Phobia | Abnormal fear |
Pathy | Disease, emotion |
Ician | Specialist |
Uria | Urination |
Penia | Deficiency |
Oid | Resembling, derived |
Ole | Little, small |
Ule | Little, small |
Megaly | Enlargement |
Plasia | Development |
Meter | Measure |
Oma | Tumor |
Logist | Person who studies |
Logy | Study of |
Ic,ac,al,ar,ary,eal | Pertaining to |
A | Noun ending |
Ectomy | Surgical removing |
Gram | Picture or record |
Graph | Instrument used to record |
Pexy | Surgical fixation |
Rraphaphy | Suturing |
Rrhexis | Rupture |
Otomy | Surgical incision |
Ostomy | Surgical opening |
Emia | Blood condition |
Combining Val is needed to attach suffix to a word route | When suffix begins with a consonant |
Combining Val is not needed to attach suffix to a word root | When something begins with a vowel |
When defining a medical term | Suffix 1st prefix 2nd Word root last |
When Singular ends in A | Change to AE |
One singular form ends in AX | Change to ACES |
When singular form and then IS | Change to ES |
When are singular form ends in IX, EX,YX | Change to ICES |
When the singular form ends in US | Change to I |
Clasis |