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ch 3 suffix
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -a | noun ending |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -ad | toward, increase |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algesia | sensitivity to pain |
| -algia | pain |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -cele | swelling or herniation |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -cide | to kill, destroy |
| -cyte | cell |
| -dynia | pain |
| -e | noun ending |
| -ectasia | stretching or dialation |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -er | one who |
| -genesis | generating, formation |
| -genic | pertaining to, formation |
| -gram | record or picture |
| -graph | an instrument used to record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ia | condition (noun ending) |
| -iasis | presence of an abnormal condition |
| -iatric(s) | relating to medicine, physicians, or medical treatment |
| -iatrist | one who treats; a physician |
| -iatry | medical treatment; medical profession |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ical | pertaining to |
| -ician | specialist in a field of study |
| -ion | action; process |
| -ism | condition |
| -ist | practitioner |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lepsy | siezure, attack |
| -lith | stone |
| -lithiasis | presence or formation |
| -logy | the study of |
| -logist | one who specializes in the study of |
| -lysis | desturction or detachment |
| -lytic | destruction |
| -mania | a mental disorder |
| -meter | an instrument used to measure |
| -oid | resembling |
| -ole | small or little |
| -opia | visual condition |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -plasia | formation or development |
| -scope | and instrument used to view |
| -stasis | stopping or controlling |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -ula | small little |
| -y | (noun ending) |
| -oma** | tumor |
| -osis** | condition |
| -pathy** | disease |
| -penia** | decrease in, difficiency |
| -pexy** | surgical fixation |
| -philia** | attracted to |
| -phobia** | abnormal fear |
| -plasty** | surgical repair |
| -plegia** | paralysis |
| -pnea** | breathing |
| -ptosis** | drooping or prolapse |
| -rrhagia** | excessive flow or discharge |
| -rrhaphy** | suturing |
| -rrhea** | discharge, flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -scopy** | the process of viewing with a scope |
| -stomy** | the surgical creation of a new opening |
| -tomy** | incision into |
| -tripsy** | intentional crushing |
| -uria** | a charcteristic of the urine |
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