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Ch3 terms - suffix
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain |
| -cele | hernia |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -coccus | berry-shaped |
| -cyte | cell |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -genisis | producing or forming |
| -genic | produced by or in |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | breakdown |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargment |
| -oma | tumor |
| -opsy | to view |
| -osis | abnormal condition (slight elevation of blood cells) |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasy | surgical repair |
| -ptosis | dropping |
| -rrhage | bursting forth of blood |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -stasis | stopping or controlling |
| -stomy | opening to form a mouth |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -trophy | development or nourishment |
| -er | one who |
| -ole | little |
| -ule | little |
| -um, -ium | structure or tissue |
| -oid | resembling |
| -ose | full of (or pertaining to) |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| Acr/o | extremities |
| Ac/o | sharp, sudden or severe |
| Amni/o | amnion |
| Angi/o | vessel |
| Arteri/o | artery |
| Axill/o | armpit |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| chem./o | drug or chemical |
| Chondr/o | cartilage |
| Col/o | colon |
| Cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| Encephal/o | brain |
| Hydr/o | water or fluid |
| Inguin/o | groin |
| Isch/o | to hold back |
| Lapr/o | abdomen |
| Laryg/o | larynx |
| Lymph/o | lymph |
| Mamm/o | breast |
| Mast/o | breast |
| Morph/o | shape or form |
| Muc/o | mucous |
| My/o | muscle |
| Myel/o | spinal cord or bone marrow |
| Necr/o | death |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| Ophthalm/o | eye |
| Ot/o | ear |
| Oste/o | bone |
| Peritone/o | peritoneum |
| Phag/o | to eat |
| Phleb/o | vein |
| Plas/o | formation or development |
| Pleur/o | pleura |
| Pneum/o | lungs |
| Pulmon/o | lungs |
| Ren/o | kidney |
| Sarc/o | flesh |
| Splen/o | spleen |
| Staphyl/o | clusters |
| Strept/o | twisted chain |
| Thorac/o | chest |
| Thromb/o | clot |
| Tonsill/o | tonsils |
| Trache/o | trachea |
| Ven/o | vein |
Created by:
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