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MedVocab4
Chapter 1: Medical Vocabulary Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -age | related to (triage) |
| -al | pertaining (abnormal, maximal, minimal) |
| -ant | forming (disinfectant) |
| -ar | pertaining to (palmar) |
| -ary | pertaining to (axillary) |
| -centesis | surgical puncture (paracentesis) |
| -drome | a course (syndrome) |
| -form | shape (multiform) |
| -fuge | to flee (centrifuge) |
| -genic | formation, produce (pyrogenic) |
| -gnosis | knowledge (diagnosis, prognosis) |
| -grade | a step (centigrade) |
| -gram | a weight (milligram) |
| -graphy | recording (topography) |
| -hexia | condition (cachexia) |
| -ic | pertaining to (macroscopic, antipyretic, antiseptic) |
| -ion | process (excision, incision, adhesion) |
| -ism | condition (microorganism) |
| -ive | nature, quality of (antitussive) |
| -liter | liter (milliliter) |
| -logy | study of (oncology, etiology, radiology, ) |
| -meter | measure (thermometer, centimeter) |
| -opsy | to view (biopsy) |
| -osis | condition of ( necrosis) |
| -ous | pertaining to (heterogeneous) |
| -pathy | disease (neopathy) |
| -scope | instrument (microscope) |
| -sepsis | decay (asepsis) |
| -therapy | treatment (chemotherapy) |
| -y | condition (autonomy) |
| phoresis | to carry (diaphoresis) |
| clave | a key (autoclave) |
| gram | a weight (kilogram, microgram) |