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Suffixes Week 1
MP 101 medical terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -centesis | Surgical Puncture |
| -ectasis | dilation, expansion |
| -toxic | poison |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -edema | swelling |
| -trophy | development, nourishment |
| -stomy | forming of an opening (mouth) |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -tomy | incision |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -clasis | to break |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -lysis | separation, destruction, loosening |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -lith | stone, calculus |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -desis | binding, fixation (of bone or joint) |
| -malacia | softening |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -pexy | suspension, fixation (of an organ) |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -ical | pertaining to |
| -plasy | surgical repair |
| -oma | tumor |
| -ile | pertaining to |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -pathy | disease |
| -ory | pertaining to |
| -gram | record, writing |
| -penia | decrease, deficiency |
| -ose | pertaining to |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -plasia | formation, growth |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -graphy | the process of recording |
| -plasm | formation, or growth |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -meter | instrument for measuring |
| -rrhage | bursting forth |
| -ia | condition |
| -metry | act of measuring |
| -rrhajia | bursting forth |
| -ism | condition |
| -scope | instrument to view or examine |
| -rrhexus | rupture |
| -iatry | medicine, treatment |
| -algia | pain |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ician | specialist |
| -dynia | pain |
| -spasm | involuntary twitching, contraction |
| -ist | specialist |
| -cele | hernia, swelling |
| -stenosis | narrowing, stricture |