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Medical Terminology
CH 2 - SUFFIX Table 1 - 9
Term | Definition |
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–iatrics, -iatry | field of medicine |
–iatrist, -ician, -ist | specialist |
–logist, -ologist | specialist in the study of |
–logy, -ology | study of |
–centesis | surgical puncture |
–cidal, -cide | destroying, killing |
-acusia, -acusis, -cusis | hearing |
-algesia, -algesic, -algia, -dynia | pain |
-dipsia | thirst |
-esthesia | sensation |
-opia, -opsia, -opsis, -opsy | vision, view of |
-osmia | smell, odor |
-phobia | fear |
-phoria | feeling |
-clasis, -clast | to break |
-ectasis | dilation, expansion |
-emesis | vomiting |
-gen, -genesis, -genic, -genous | creating, producing |
-kinesia, -kinesis | movement |
-lysis | destruction |
-uresis | urination |
-spasm | sudden involuntary contraction |
-pause, -stasis | cessation, stopping |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-rrhea | flow, discharge |
-rrhage, -rrhagia | bursting forth |
-phasia | speech |
-phage, -phagia | eating, swallowing |
-pepsia | digestion |
-penia | deficiency |
-pathy | disease |
-partum, -tocia | childbirth, labor |
-paresis | slight or partial paralysis |
-oxia | oxygen |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-oma | tumor |
-oid | resembling |
-necrosis | tissue death |
-megaly | enlargement |
-malacia | softening |
-lith | stone |
-lepsy, -leptic | seizure |
-cele hernia | hernia |
-itis | inflammation |
-iasis | pathological condition or state |
-ia, -ism | condition |
-gravida | pregnant woman |
-emia | a condition of the blood |
-edema | swelling |
-derma | skin |
-cytosis | a condition of cells |
-constriction | narrowing |
-sclerosis | hardening |
-salpinx | uterine (fallopian) tube |
-ptosis | drooping, prolapse |
-pneic | pertaining to breathing |
-pnea | breathing |
-plegic | pertaining to paralysis |
-plegia | paralysis |
-plastic | pertaining to formation or growth |
-phonia | voice |
-plasia, -plasm | formation, growth |
-uria | urine |
-trophy | nourishment, growth |
-thorax | chest |
-stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
graph | recording instrument |
-static | not in motion, at rest |
-tome | cutting instrument |
-scope | viewing instrument |
-meter | measuring instrument |
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal | pertaining to |
-ial, -ic, -ical, -ory, -ous | pertaining to |
-tic, -tous | pertaining to |
-stomy | mouthlike opening |
-prandial | meal |
-ole, -ule | small |
-gram | record |
-cyte, -cytic | cell |
-y | -ies |
-us (thrombus) | -i ( thrombi) |
-um (diverticulum) | -a (diverticula) |
-ix, -ex (appendix) | -ices ( appendices) |
-a (vertebra) | -ae ( vertebrae) |
-ax (thorax ) | -aces ( thoraces) |
-is (diagnosis) | -es ( diagnoses) |