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Suffixes
word part
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -al, -ac | Pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -ase | signifies an enzyme |
| -blast | bud |
| -centesis | puncture |
| -cide | to kill |
| -clast | break |
| -crine | release |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -flux | flow |
| -gen | an agent that starts something |
| -genesis | creation |
| -gram | record |
| -graphy | to write |
| -hydrate | containing water |
| -ia, -sia | Condition |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -ic, -ac | pertaining to |
| -in | signifies protein |
| -ism | Condition of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lemma | rind |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -lith | stone |
| -logy | study of |
| -lunar | moon |
| -lysis | breaking down |
| -malacia | softening |
| -mania | compulsion |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -metric, metry | measurement of length |
| -oid | like |
| -oma | tumor |
| -opia | vision |
| -oscopy | viewing |
| -ose | signifies carbohydrate |
| -osis | condition |
| -ostomy | create an opening |
| -otomy | cut |
| -penia | lack |
| -philic | loving |
| -phobic | fearing |
| -phragm | partition |
| -plasia | growth |
| -plasm | form |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breath |
| -(r)rhage | excessive discharge |
| -(r)rhaphy | sew |
| -(r)rhea | flow |
| -some | body |
| -tensin,tension | pressure |
| -tonic | pressure |
| -tomy | to cut |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -ule | small |
| -uria | urine condition |
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