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MD Terminology 3rd e
Suffixes in Medical Terminology (chpt 2)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ad | toward |
| algia | pain |
| asthenia | weakness |
| blast | immature, forming |
| cele | hernia |
| cidal | destroying, killing |
| cide | destroying, killing |
| clasis | breaking |
| clast | breaking instrument |
| crine | secreting |
| crit | separate |
| cyte | cell |
| cytosis | condition of cells |
| derma | skin |
| desis | binding |
| dynia | pain |
| ectasia | expansion; dilation |
| ectasis | expanding; dilating |
| ectomy | 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 | protein |
| globulin | protein |
| gram | a recording |
| graph | recording instrument |
| graphy | process of recording |
| iasis | pathological condition or state |
| ic | pertaining to |
| ics | treatment, practice, body of knowledge |
| -ism | condition, disease, doctrine |
| -itis (pl. -itides) | inflammation |
| -kinesia | movement |
| -kinesis | movement |
| -lepsy | condition of |
| -leptic | having seizures |
| -logist | one who practices |
| -logy | study, practice |
| -lysis | destruction of |
| -lytic | destroying |
| -malacia | softening |
| -mania | obsession |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -meter | measuring device |
| -metry | measurement |
| -oid | like, resembling |
| -oma (pl.-omata) | tumor, neoplasm |
| -opia | vision |
| -opsia | vision |
| -opsy | view of |
| -osis (pl. -oses) | condition, state, process |
| -ostomy | opening |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -para | bearing |
| -paresis | slight paralysis |
| -parous | producing; bearing |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -pexy | fixation, usually done surgically |
| -phage, -phagia, -phagy | eating, devouring |
| -phasia | speaking |
| -pheresis | removal |
| -phil | attraction; affinity for |
| -philia | attraction; affinity for |
| -phobia | fear |
| -phonia | sound |
| -phoresis | carrying |
| -phoria | feeling; carrying |
| -phrenia | of the mind |
| -phthisis | wasting away |
| -phylaxis | protection |
| -physis | growing |
| -plakia | plaque |
| -plasia | formation |
| -plasm | formation |
| -plastic | forming |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -plegic | one who is paralyzed |
| -pnea | breath |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -poietic | forming |
| -porosis | lessening in density |
| -ptosis | falling down; drooping |
| -rrhage | discharging heavily |
| -rrhagia | heavy discharge |
| -rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| -rrhea | a flowing, a flux |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -schisis | splitting |
| -scope | instrument (especially one used for observing or measuring) |
| -scopy | use of an instrument for observing |
| -somnia | sleep |
| -spasm | contraction |
| -stalsis | contraction |
| -static | stopping; constant |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -stomy | opening |
| -tome | cutting instrument |
| -tomy | cutting operation |
| -trophic | nutritional |
| -trophy | nutrition |
| -tropia | turning |
| -tropic | turning toward |
| -tropy | condition of turning toward |
| -uria | urine |
| -version | turning |
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