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Chapter Three3
Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ac stands for | pertaining to |
| -ad stands for | toward, increase |
| -al stands for | pertaining to |
| -algesia stands for | sensitivity to pain |
| -algia stands for | pain |
| -ar stands for | pertaining to |
| -cele stands for | swelling or hernation |
| -centesis stands for | surgical puncture |
| -cide stands for | to kill; to destroy |
| -cyte stands for | cell |
| -dynia stands for | pain |
| -ectasia stands for | stretching or dilation |
| -ectomy stands for | surgical removal |
| -emia stands for | blood condition |
| -er stands for | one who |
| -genesis stands for | generating; formation |
| -genic stands for | pertaining to, formation, producing |
| -gram stands for | record or picture |
| -graph stands for | an instrument used to record |
| -graphy stands for | process of recording |
| -ia stands for | condition; pertaining to |
| -iasis stands for | presence of an abnormal condition |
| -iatric(s) stands for | relating to medicine, physicians, or medical treatment |
| -iatrist stands for | one who treats; a physician |
| -iatry stands for | medical treatment, medical profession |
| -ic stands for | pertaining to |
| -ician stands for | specialist in a field of study |
| -ion stands for | action; process |
| -ism stands for | condition |
| -ist stands for | practioner |
| -itis stands for | inflammation |
| -lepsy stands for | seizure; attack |
| -lith stands for | stone |
| -lithiasis stands for | presence or formation of stones |
| -logy stands for | study of |
| -logist stands for | one who specializes in the study of |
| -lysis stands for | destruction or detachment |
| -lytic stands for | destruction |
| -mania stands for | a mental disorder; a madness |
| -megaly stands for | enlargement |
| -meter stands for | an instrument used to measure |
| -metry stands for | process of measuring |
| -oid stands for | resembling |
| -ole stands for | small or little |
| -oma stands for | tumor |
| -opia stands for | visual condition |
| -osis stands for | condition |
| -ous stand for | pertaining to |
| -pathy stands for | disease |
| -penia stands for | decrease in; deficiency |
| -pexy stands for | surgical fixation |
| -philia stands for | attracted to |
| -phobia stands for | abnormal fear |
| -plasis stands for | formation or development |
| -plasty stands for | surgical repair |
| -plegia stands for | paralysis |
| -pnea stands for | breathing |
| -ptosis stands for | drooping or prolapse |
| -rrhagia stands for | excessive flow or discharge |
| -rrhea stands for | discharge; flow |
| -rrhexis stands for | rupture |
| -scope stands for | instrument used to view |
| -scopy stands for | process of viewing with a scope |
| -stasis stands for | stopping or controlling |
| -stomy stands for | surgical creation of a new opening |
| -tic stands for | pertaining to |
| -tomy stands for | incision into |
| -tripsy stands for | intentional crushing |
| -ula stands for | small, little |
| -uria stands for | urine |
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