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TS 09-10 MT Suffixes
Therapy Services 09-10 Med Term Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -poiesis | formation...(poiesis is where the word poetry comes from - it is the FORMATION of words that create a poem) |
| -ptosis | prolapse, drooping, sagging, falling down... (such as Mrs. B's upper eyelid) |
| -ptysis | spit, spitting...(notice how you're able to create the word spit from the letters of ptysis) |
| -rrhagia | to burst forth, bursting forth...(lymphorrhagia = bursting forth of lymph from a wounded lymphatic vessel |
| -rrhage | to burst forth, bursting forth...(hemorrhage = bursting forth of blood) |
| -rrhaphy | suture...(to sew shut) |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge...(as in diarrhea) |
| -rrhexis | rupture...(when the dog REX jumped up, the visitor was nearly RUPTURED) |
| -scope | instrument for examining...(i.e. stethoscope) |
| -scopy | visual examination, to view, examine...(i.e. arthroSCOPY - a VISUAL EXAMINATION inside a joint using a fiber-optic instrument called an endoscope) |
| -tome | instrument to cut...(a tonsiloTOME is an INSTRUMENT TO CUT away tonsils) |
| -tomy | incision...(adenotomy - is an incision into a gland) |
| -tripsy | crushing...(lithotripsy = crushing of stone)- (Don't TRIP, you could CRUSH your head) |
| -trophy | nourishment, development...(to win the trophy, he'll need excellent NOURISHMENT for the DEVELOPMENT of strong muscles) |
| -algesia | condition of pain...(an anALGSESic such as aspirin causes analgesia which deminishes the sense of pain. Note: the prefix an- means no, not, without) |
| -ant | forming...(The last time I looked, the ants were forming their house.) |
| -ase | enzyme...(lactase is an enzyme) |
| -ate | use, action, having the form of, possessing...(to medicATE a cold = USE of a drug POSSESSING the ingredient which will provide the ACTION needed) |
| -blast | immature cell, germ cell, embryonic cell |
| -cide | to kill...(homoCIDE = TO KILL another human) |
| -crit | to separate...(someone is proven to be a hypoCRITe when what is preached is SEPARATE from what is practiced) |
| -cuspid | point...(the vampire's POINTEDed teeth are CUSPIDs) |
| -cyst | bladder, sac...(allow the "s" in cyst to remind you of sac - also "s" relates to the "sss" sound when urinating) |
| -cyte | cell...(note there is an "e" in -cyte and the "e" in cell) |
| -dipsia | thirst...(DIP the ladel into the well if you're THIRSTY) |
| -drome | course...(a synDROME follows a COURSE)OR(when I DRive hOME I follow a certain COURSE) |
| -er | relating to, one who...(RunnER is RELATED TO the ONE WHO runs) |
| -gen | formation, produce...(the GENie, a FORMATION from the magic lamp, PRODUCED 3 wishes) |
| -genesis | formation, produce...(the GENie, a FORMATION from the magic lamp, PRODUCED 3 wishes) |
| -ide | having a particular quality...(I'd like to HAVE A PARTICULAR QUALITY) |
| -ive | nature of, quality of...(the poison IVY found in NATURE has a QUALITY to it that may produce a rash in some) |
| -liter | liter |
| -logy | study of...(zooLOGY is the STUDY OF all animals) |
| -lymph | clear fluid, serum, pale fluid |
| -or | one who, a doer...(the ONE WHO fixed the door is a good DOER) |
| -phil | attraction |
| -stasis | control, stop, stand still...(to CONTROL my dog, I've taught him to STOP and STAND STILL when I say "STAY") |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -thermy | heat |
| -um | tissue, structure...("UM...can I have a TISSUE?") |
| -uria | urination, condition of urine |
| -ac | pertaining to...(PERTAINING TO a pyromaniAC -this is an easy way to remember; notice they both start with "P") |
| -ad | pertaining to...(PERTAINING TO a pAD -this is an easy way to remember; notice they both start with "P") |
| -al | pertaining to...(PERTAINING TO a pAL -this is an easy way to remember; notice they both start with "P") |
| -ar | pertaining to...(PERTAINING TO a polAR -this is an easy way to remember; notice they both start with "P") |
| -ary | pertaining to...(PERTAINING TO a penitentiARY -this is an easy way to remember; notice they both start with "P") |
| -ic | pertaining to...(PERTAINING TO a panIC -this is an easy way to remember; notice they both start with "P") |
| -ile | pertaining to...(PERTAINING TO a pILE -this is an easy way to remember; notice they both start with "P") |
| -ior | pertaining to...(PERTAINING TO a prIOR -this is an easy way to remember; notice they both start with "P")pertaining to |
| -ose | pertaining to...(PERTAINING TO a pOSE -this is an easy way to remember; notice they both start with "P") |
| -ous | pertaining to...(PERTAINING TO a poisonOUS -this is an easy way to remember; notice they both start with "P") |
| -tic | pertaining to...(PERTAINING TO a prostheTIC -this is an easy way to remember; notice they both start with "P") |
| -us | pertaining to, structure...(pertaining to the structure of pUS) |
| -y | pertaining to, condition, process...(povertY) |
| -esis | condition...(cyesis is a condition of pregnancy) |
| -iasis | condition...(candidiasis is a condition involving yeast) |
| -ia | condition...(claustrophobIA is a condition) |
| -ism | condition...(cannabalISM is a condition) |
| -iatry | treatment...(she had a psychIATRY TREATMENT every week) |
| -ician | specialist...(a pediatrICIAN is a SPECIALIST) |
| -ist | specialist...(the acupuncturIST is a SPECIALIST) |
| -osis | condition...(usually abnormal)(NEUROSIS is an ABNORMAL CONDITION) |
| -cle | small...(the semicirCLE was SMALL) |
| -icle | little...(it was a LITTLE icICLE) |
| -ole | opening, small...(the hOLEin the jeans was a SMALL OPENING) |
| -ula | small...(a SMALL SPATULA was needed) |
| -ule | small |
| -ectasis | dilatation, dilation, distention, stretching, expansion |
| -genic | formation, produce...(the genie, a FORMATION from the magic lamp PRODUCED 3 wishes) |
| -gram | weight, mark, record |
| -lysis | destruction, separation, breakdown, loosening, dissolution |
| -penia | lack of, deficiency, abnormal reduction |
| -plasm | a thing formed, plasma |
| -plegia | stroke, paralysis, palsy...(hemiplegia paralysis after a stroke, a person with quadriplegia experiences paralysis) |
| -spasm | tension, spasm, contraction...(a muscle spasm involves tension and contraction) |
| -staxis | dripping, trickling...(the taxi started dripping and trickling oil) |
| -algia | pain, ache |
| -asthenia | weakness...(sthenia = strength / asthenia is without strength = weakness) |
| -betes | to go...(they wanted him to go so they said "bete it" |
| -cele | hernia, tumor, swelling |
| -cusis | hearing...(I can hear you cussing) |
| -derma | skin...(a DERMatologist is a Dr. for the skin) |
| -dynia | pain, ache |
| -edema | swelling...(Uncle ED had kankles swollen ankles) |
| -emesis | vomiting...(EMma VOMITED every morning for the first 3 months of her pregnancy) |
| -ion | process...(the contest judge had his EYE ON "ION" the process) |
| -itis | inflammation...(arthrITIS is inflammation of the joints) |
| -kinesis | motion, movement |
| -lepsy | seizure...(epiLEPSY involves SEIZURES) |
| -lexia | diction, word, phrase...(dysLEXIA is difficulty with reading words) |
| -malacia | softening |
| -mania | madness...(the MAN was MAD) |
| -megaly | enlargement, large...(acroMEGALY = LARGE extremities) |
| -mnesia | memory...(aMNESIA is a loss of MEMORY) |
| -noia | mind...(paraNOIA is in the MIND) |
| -oid | resemble, like, similar...(the humanOID RESEMBLED a human) |
| -oma | tumor, mass, fluid collection |
| -opia | sight, vision...(myOPIA is a condition affecting distant vision or sight) |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -pathy | disease, emotion...(psychoPATHY is a DISEASE of the mind)(aPATHY is a lack of EMOTION) |
| -pepsia | to digest |
| -phagia | to eat, to swallow....to prevent a mix up with -phasia remember the "g" by thinking if something is hard to swallow you may gag |
| -phasia | to speak, speech....to prevent a mix up with -phagia remember the "s" by connecting it with the 2 words it means Speak, Speech |
| -phobia | fear...(arachnoPHOBIA means FEAR of spiders) |
| -plasia | formation, produce |
| -pnea | breathing...(when you have PNEUmonia BREATHING is difficult) |
| -centesis | surgical puncture...(amnioCENTESIS - a SURGICAL PUNCTURE to capture amniotic fluid surrounding fetus) |
| -clasis | crushing, breaking up |
| -desis | binding...(arthrodesis = surgically binding 2 joints together) |
| -ectomy | surgical excision, surgical removal, resection...(appendectomy - surgical removal of the appendix) |
| -graph | to write, record, instrument for recording |
| -graphy | recording |
| -ize | to make, to treat or combine with |
| -meter | instrument to measure |
| -metry | measurement |
| -opsy | to view...(the goal of an autOPSY is TO VIEW the body) |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -pheresis | remove, removal...(leukaPHERESIS = The REMOVAL of a quantity of white blood cells from the blood of a donor with the remaining portions of the blood retransfused into the donor)OR (my sis asked me to remove the pher "fur" from her coat) |
| -plasty | surgical repair...(as in rhinoplasty -surgical repair of the nose) |
| -stomy | new opening...(when a tracheoSTOMY is performed a NEW OPENING is formed in the neck and trachea) |
| -able | capable |
| -act | to act |
| -age | related to...(related to an aging relative) |
| -arche | beginning |
| -body | body |
| -ceps | head |
| -clasia | a breaking |
| -clysis | injection |
| -cope | strike |
| -culture | cultivation |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -dermis | skin |
| -ectasia | dilation |
| -ectasy | dilation |
| -emia | blood condition...(i.e. anemia - a condition where the blood does not have enough iron) |
| -ergy | work...(do you have the enERGY to WORK?) |
| -esthesia | feeling...(when anesthesia is used during surgery you are without feeling) |
| -form | shape |
| -fuge | to flee...(the FUGitive decided TO FLEE) |
| -genes | produce...(your genes produce your features) |
| -glia | glue |
| -globin | protein |
| -gnosis | knowledge...(stereoGNOSIS is KNOWLEDGE to identify an object through feeling with your fingers i.e. identifying a quarter in your pocket by feel) |
| -grade | step |
| -graft | pencil, grafting knife |
| -iatrics | treatment...(the profession of psychiatrics involves treatment) |
| -sound | sound |
| -stalsis | contraction |
| -sthenia | strength |
| -systole | contraction |
| -taxia | order, coordination |
| -tone | tension |
| -type | type |
| -ure | process |
| -ing | quality of |
| -kenesia | motion, movement |
| -lalia | to talk...(echoLALIA - some autistic children will TALK when repeating what you say - like an echo) |
| -lemma | sheath, rind(lemon RIND) |
| -lith | stone...(LITHium is a purple STONE) |
| -morph | form, shape |
| -omion | shoulder |
| -one | hormone |
| -opsia | sight, vision...(anopsia = without sight/vision - remember that the prefix an- means no, not, without) |
| -orexia | appetite...(anorexia = without appetite / an- means without / orexia means appetite) |
| -paresis | weakness |
| -philia | attraction |
| -hexia | condition...(was it a HEX that caused the condition?) |
| -ity | condition...(her lung CONDITION was caused from running in the CITY - note City begins with C just like Condition) |
| -sis | state of, condition...(i.e. scoliosis / cirrhosis) |
| -is | pertaining to...(Paris) |
| -on | pertaining to...(pertaining to prison or poison) |
| -ine | pertaining to, substance...(pertaining to pINE and the sap substance that oozes from it) |
| -in | substance...(saccharin is a substance) |
| -phoresis | to carry...(he offered to CARRY the books PHOR his SIS) |
| -phragm | fence...(a PHRAME - frame - is like a fence around a picture) |
| -phraxis | to obstruct |
| -phylaxsis | protection...(a condom - also called a prophylactic is a form of phylaxsis because it is a form of protection from sexually transmitted infections) |
| -physis | growth...(the physis is the growth plate in the long bone of children) |
| -puncture | to pierce |
| -sepsis | decay |
| -some | body |
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