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HITT 1305 Suffixes
HITT 1305 Suffixes for med. term.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AC | pertaining to |
| AL | pertaining to |
| ALGIA | pain |
| AR | pertaining to |
| ASTHENIA | weakness; debility |
| ATRESIA | closure |
| CELE | hernia; swelling |
| CENTESIS | surgical puncture |
| CISE | cut |
| CLASIS | re-fracture; to break; surgical fracture |
| CYTE | cell |
| DESIS | fusion |
| DYNIA | pain |
| EAL | pertaining to OR relates to |
| ECTASIS | expansion, dialation |
| ECTOMY | excision; removal |
| EDEMA | swelling |
| EMESIS | vomiting |
| EMIA | blood condition |
| ESTHESIA | sensation; feeling |
| FORM | shape |
| GRAM | written recording |
| GRAPH | machine instrument for recording |
| IA | condition (of) |
| IASIS | condition (of); abnormal condition |
| IC | pertaining to |
| ITIS | inflammation |
| LEPSY | seizure |
| LOGY | study of |
| LYSIS | destroy; seperation; loosening |
| MALACIA | softening |
| MANIA | madness |
| MEGALY | enlargement |
| OID | resemble |
| OMA | tumor |
| OSIS | condition (of); abnormal conidition; increse(used primarily with blood cells) |
| OSTOMY | new opening |
| OTOMY | incision |
| OUS | pertaining to |
| PARESIS | partial paralysis |
| PAROUS | bearing |
| PATH(Y) | disease |
| PENIA | decrease |
| PEXY | fixation |
| PHOBIA | fear |
| PLASIA | formation; growth |
| PLASM | formation; growth |
| PLASTY | surgical repair OR restores form & function |
| PLEGIA | permanent paralysis |
| PNEA | breathing |
| POIESIS | formation; production |
| PTOSIS | prolapsed; downward displacement |
| RRHAG(E) | excessive flow |
| RRHAPHY | suture |
| RRHEA | discharge, flow |
| RRHEXIS | rupture |
| SCLEROSIS | hardening |
| SCOPE | instrument (for examining) |
| SCOPY | examination (with an instrument) |
| SPASM | involuntary contraction |
| STASIS | standing (position) |
| STENOSIS | narrowing |
| SYSTOLE | contraction |
| THERAPY | treatment |
| TOME | instrument to cut |
| TRIPSY | crushing |
| TROPHIC | growth & nourishing |
| TROPIC | turning |
| URIA | urine |
| GRAPHY | process of recording |
| TROPHY | condition of growth & nourishing |
| RRHAG(IA) | bursting forth |