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Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |