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Suffixes/Prefix
Term. Suffixes/Prefix
| Suffixes/Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|
| -ad | Towards |
| -algia | Pain |
| -asthenia | Weakness |
| -blast | Immature, Forming |
| -cele | Hernia |
| -cidal, -cide | Destroying, Killing |
| -clasis | Breaking |
| -clast | Breaking instrument |
| -crine | secreting |
| -crit | Separating |
| -cyte | Cell |
| -cytosis | Condition of cells |
| -derma | Skin |
| -desis | Blinding |
| -dynia | Pain |
| -ectasia, -ectasis | Expansion; Dilation |
| -extomy | Removal of |
| -edema | Swelling |
| -ema | Condition |
| -emesis | Vomiting |
| -emia | Blood |
| -emic | Relating to blood |
| -esthesia | Sensation |
| -form | in the shape of |
| -gen | Producing, Coming to be |
| -genesis | Production of |
| -genic | Producing |
| -globin, -globulin | Protein |
| -gram | a recording |
| -graph | Recording instrument |
| -graphy | Processing of records |
| -iasis | Pathological condition or state |
| -ic | Pertaining to |
| -ics | Treatment, Practice, Body of knowledge |
| -ism | Condition, Disease, Doctrine |
| -itis, (pl., -itides) | Inflammation |
| -kinesia, -kinesis | Movement |
| -lepsy | Condition of |
| -leptic | Having seizures |
| -logist | one who practices |
| -logy | Study, Practice |
| -lysis | Destruction of |
| -lytic | Destroying |
| -malacia | Enlargement |
| -mania | Obsession |
| -megaly | Enlargment |
| -meter | Measure device |
| -metry | Measurement |
| -oid | Like, Resembling |
| -oma (pl., -omata) | Tumor, Neoplasm |
| -opia, -opsia | Vision |
| -opsy | Veiw of |
| -osis (pl., -oses) | Condition, State, Process |
| -stomy | Opening |
| -tome | Cutting instrument, segment |
| -tomy | Cutting operation |
| -trophic | Nutritional |
| -trophy | Nutrition |
| -trophia | Turning |
| -trophic | Turning towards |
| -tropy | Condition of turning towards |
| -uria | Urine |
| -version | Turning |
| -para | Bearing |
| -paraesis | Slight paralysis |
| -parous | Producing; Bearing |
| -pathy | Disease |
| -penia | Deficiency |
| -pepsia | Digestion |
| -pexy | Fixation, Usually done surcigally |
| -phage, -phagia, -phagy | Eating, Devouring |
| -phasia | Speaking |
| -pheresis | Removal |
| -phil, -philia | Attraction; Affinity for |
| -phobia | Fear |
| -phonia | Sound |
| -phoresis | Carrying |
| -phoria | Feeling; Carrying |
| -phrenia | Of the mind |
| -phthisis | Waisting away |
| -phylaxis | Protection |
| -physis | Growing |
| -plakia | Plaque |
| -plasia | Formation |
| -plastic | Forming |
| -plasty | Sergical repair |
| -plegia | Paralysis |
| =plegic | One who is paralyzed |
| -pnea | Breath |
| -poiesis | Formation |
| -poietic | Forming |
| -poietin | One that forms |
| -porosis | Lessening in density |
| -ptosis | Falling down; Drooping |
| -rrhagia | Heavy discharge |
| -rrhaphy | Surgical suturing |
| -rrhea | A flowing, A flux |
| -rrhexis | Rupture |
| -schisis | Splitting |
| -scope | Instrument (especially one used for obsurving or measuring) |
| -scopy | Use of an instrument for observing |
| -somnia | Sleep |
| -spasm, -stalsis | Contraction |
| -stasis | Stopping; Constant |
| -stat | Agent to mantain a state |
| -static | Maintaing a state |
| -stenosis | Narrowing |
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