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Suffixes
All Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -al, ic, -ous,-ary, -ac,-ior | pertaining to |
| -meter | measure , measuring instrument |
| -scopy | process of viewing |
| -scope | instrument used for viewing |
| -drome | run, running |
| -phagia | eating or swallowing |
| -stasis | standing still |
| -algia, -dynia | pain |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -oma | tumor |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -phasia | speaking |
| -physis | growth |
| -malacia | softening |
| -philia | loving, affinity for |
| -atresia | a closure or the absence of a normal body opening |
| -cele | hernia, swelling, or protrusion |
| -iatry | treatment, specility |
| -penia | deficiency or abnormal reduction in number |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasia | formation or growth |
| -rrhagia | condition of profuse bleeding or hemorrhage |
| -rrhea | excessive discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | conditioning of hardening |
| -spasm | sudden, involuntary muscle contraction |
| -cele | hernia, swelling, protrusion |
| -ad | toward |
| -practic | a practice |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -clasia, -clasis, -clast | break apart |
| -desis | surgical fixation or fusion |
| -graph | an instrument for recording |
| -graphy | recording process |
| -metry | measurement or process of measuring |
| -pexy | surgical fixation or suspension |
| -phylaxis | protection |
| -rrhaphy | suturing |
| -tome | cutting instrument |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -emia, -hemia | condition of blood |
| -gnosis | knowledge |
| -gram | a record or image |
| -ion | process |
| -ism, -ia, -osis | condition of |
| -itis | inflamation |
| -logist | one who studies |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | to loosen |
| -opsy | view of |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -stomy | create an opening |
| -tomy | cut/incision |
| -spasmodic | involuntary contraction |
| -emetric | vomiting |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide |
| -ectasis | dialation or expansion |
| -oid | resembling |
| -phonia | condition of sound or voice |
| -ptysis | coughing up, spitting out |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -urea | urine |
| -uresis | urination |
| -uria | pertaining to urine or urination |
| -ab | away from |
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