click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
SUFFIXES
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ACUSIS | HEARING CONDITION |
| -AGON | TO LEAD |
| -ANT | AGENT |
| -ARCHE | BEGINNING |
| -ASTHENIA | WEAKNESS |
| -ATION | PROCESS , PROCEDURE |
| -CIDE | TO KILL |
| -CISION | CUT |
| -CLASIA | BREAKING |
| -CLASIS | BREAKING |
| -DROME | RUN |
| -ECTASIA | EXPANSION , DILATION |
| -ECTASIS | EXPANSION , DILATION |
| -EDEMA | SWELLING |
| -EMIA | BLOOD CONDITION |
| -GENIC | BEGINNING IN , PRODUCING |
| -GRAFT | TRANSPLANT |
| -IASIS | PRESENCE |
| -ICLE | LITTLE |
| -ICTAL | SEIZURE |
| -IVE | AGENT |
| -LISTHESIS | SLIPPING |
| -LITH | STONE |
| -LOQUI | SPEAK |
| -LUXATION | DISLOCATION |
| -LYTIC | BREAK DOWN |
| -MALACIA | ABNORMAL SOFTENING |
| -MEGALY | ABNORMAL ENLARGEMENT |
| -OPIA | VISION CONDITION |
| -OPSIA | VISION CONDITION |
| -PARESIS | SLIGHT OR PARTIAL PARALYSIS |
| -PAREUNIA | SEXUAL INTERCOURSE |
| -PATHY | DISEASE / CONDITION |
| -PENIA | DEFICIENCY |
| -PHAGIA | EATING |
| -PHILIA | ABNORMAL LIKING FOR OR TENDENCY TOWARD |
| -PHORIA | CARRY CONDITION |
| -PLASIA | FORMATION |
| -PLASM | FORMATION |
| -PLASTIC | FORMATION |
| -PLASTY | SURGICAL RECONSTRUCTION |
| -PLEGIA | PARALYSIS |
| -PNEA | BREATHING |
| -POESIS | FORMATION |
| -PTOSIS | DROOPING |
| -PYTOSIS | COUGH |
| -RRHAGE , -RRHAGIA | EXCESSIVE FLOW |
| -RRHAPY | SUTURE |
| -RRHEA | FLOW |
| -RRHEXIS | RUPTURE |
| -SCLEROSIS | HARDENING CONDITION |
| -SCOPE | INSTRUMENT USED TO LOOK |
| -SCOPY | PROCESS OF LOOKING |
| -SPASM | INVOLUNTARY CONTRACTION |
| -STENOSIS | NARROWING |
| -STOMY | CREATION OF AN OPENING |
| -THESIS | PLACE |
| -TOMY | INCISION |
| -TOXIC | POISONOUS |
| -TOXIN | A SUBSTANCE POISONOUS TO |
| -TRIPSY | WEAR DOWN PROCEDURE , SURGICAL CRUSHING |
| -TROPHY | NOURISHMENT CONDITION |
| -TROPIN | STIMULATING HORMONE |
| -ULA | SMALL |
| -URIA | URINE CONDITION |
| -Y | CONDITION OR PROCESS |