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Medical Terms Chap 1
Medical Terminology - Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ac | Pertaining to - Cardi ac |
| -al | Pertaining to - Neur al |
| -algia | Pain - Arthalgia |
| -cyte | Cell - Erythrocyte |
| -ectomy | Excision, removal Nephr- ectomy |
| -emia | Blood Condition - Leuk - emia |
| -genic | Pertaining to, Producing, Carcino-genic |
| -globin | Protein - Hemo - globin |
| -gram | Record - Electroencephal o - gram |
| -ic, - ical | Pertaining to - Gastr - ic |
| -ion | Process - Excis- ion |
| -ist | Specialist - Ophthalmolog ist |
| -itis | Inflammation - Cyst - itis |
| -logy | Process of study - Endocrino - logy |
| -oma | Tumor, mass, swelling - Hepatoma |
| -opsy | Process of viewing - Bio- psy |
| -osis | Condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells) Leukocyt - osis |
| -pathy | Disease condition - Entero - pathy |
| -scope | Instrument to visually examine - Endo - scope |
| -scopy | Process of visually examining - Endo - scopy |
| -sis | State of condition - Progno - sis |
| -tomy | Process of cutting, incision - Osteo - tomy |
| - y | Process condition - Gastroenterolog -y |