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68WM6 Ph1 Md1 suffix
68WM6 Ph1 Mod1 suffix
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ac | pertaining to |
| al | pertaining to |
| ar | pertaining to |
| ary | pertaining to |
| algia | pain |
| apheresis | removal |
| ase | enzyme |
| asthenia | weakness |
| capnia | carbon dioxide |
| cele | hernia/protrusion |
| centesis | surgical puncture to aspirate fluid |
| cidal | killing |
| coccus (pl. cocci) | berry shaped (a form of bacterium) |
| crine | seperate/secrete |
| crit | to separate |
| cyte | cell |
| desis | surgical fixation/fusion |
| eal | pertaining to |
| ectasis | stretching out/dilatation/expansion |
| ectomy | excision or surgical removal |
| emesis | vomiting |
| emia | blood condition |
| esis | condition |
| iasis | condition |
| ic | pertaining to |
| gen | substance or agent that produces or causes |
| genesis | origin/cause |
| genic | producing/originating/causing |
| gram | record/x-ray film |
| graph | instrument used to record |
| graphy | process of recording/xray filming |
| ia | condition of diseased or abnormal state |
| ial | pertaining to |
| iatry | physician/treatment |
| ician | one who |
| ictal | seizure/attack |
| ism | state of |
| itis | inflammation |
| lepsy | seizure |
| lytic | detroy/reduce |
| malacia | softening |
| mania | madness/insane desire |
| megaly | enlargement |
| meter | instrument used to measure |
| metry | measurement |
| morph | form/shape |
| odynia | pain |
| oid | resembling |
| ologist | one who studies & practices (specialist) |
| ology | study of |
| oma | tumor/swelling |
| opia | vision (condition) |
| opsy | to view |
| oorhagia | rapid flow of blood |
| oorhaphy | suturing/repairing |
| orrhea | flow/excessive discharge |
| orrhexis | rupture |
| osis | abnormal condition (means increased when used with blood cell word roots) |
| ostomy | creation of an artificial opening |
| ous | pertaining to |
| oxia | oxygen |
| paresis | slight paralysis |
| pathy | disease |
| penia | abnormal reduction in number |
| pepsia | digestion |
| pexy | surgical fixation, suspension |
| phagia | eating/swallowing |
| phobia | abnormal fear of or aversion to specific objects or things |
| phonia | sounds or voices |
| phoria | feeling |
| physis | growth |
| plasia | formation/developement/a growth |
| plasm | growth/substance/formation |
| plasty | plastic or surgical repair |
| plegia | paralysis |
| pnea | breathing |
| poiesis | formation |
| porosis | passage |
| prandial | meal |
| ptosis | dropping/sagging/prolapse |
| ptysis | spitting |
| salpinx | fallopian tube |
| sarcoma | malignant tumor |
| sclerosis | hardening |
| scope | instrument used for visual examination |
| scopy | visual examination |
| scopic | visual examination |
| sepsis | infection |
| spasm | sudden involuntary muscle contration |
| stasis | control/stop |
| stalsis | contraction |
| stenosis | constriction/narrowing |
| thorax | chest |
| tocia | birth/labor |
| tome | instrument used to cut |
| tripsy | surgical crushing |
| trophy | nourishment |
| ule | little |
| uria | urine/urination |
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