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P Mylin Study Stack
Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -itis | inflammation |
| -cyte | cell |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -dynia | pain |
| -logy | study of |
| -centesis | surgical punctute |
| -clasis | surgical fracture |
| -desis | surgical binding |
| -ectomy | excision, exit |
| -lysis | separation, destruction, loosening |
| -pexy | surgical fixation of an organ |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rraphy | suture |
| -stomy | forming an opening, mouth |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| -tomy | incision |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -gram | record, writing |
| -graph | instrument to record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -meter | instrument ot measure |
| -metry | act of measuring |
| -scope | instrument to examine |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -algia | pain |
| -dynia | pain |
| -cele | hernia, swelling |
| -ectasis | dilation, expansion |
| -edema | swelling |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gen | forming, producing, origin |
| -genesis | forming, producing, origin |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lith | stone, calculus |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition, increase |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | decrease, deficiency |
| -phagia | swallow |
| -phasia | speech |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasia | formation, growth |
| -plasm | formation, growth |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -ptosis | prolapse, downward movement |
| -rrhage | bursting forth of |
| -rrhagia | bursting forth of |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | abnormal condition of hardening |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction, twitching |
| -stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
| -toxic | poison |
| -trophy | nourishment, development |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ical | pertaining to |
| -ile | pertaining to |
| -ior | pertaining to |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -esis | condition |
| -ia | condition |
| -ism | condition |
| -iatry | medicine, treatment |
| -ician | specialist |
| -ist | specialist |
| -y | condition; process |
| -icle | small, minute |
| -ole | small, minute |
| -ule | small, minute |
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