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Medical Terms Chap 1
Medical Terminology - Suffixes
Question | Answer |
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-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 |