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Med Term Ch1 Suffix
HLHS 101 Word Building Approach Ch1 Word Structures
Question | Answer |
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suffix | to fasten on, beneath, or under |
-ion | process |
-therapy | treatment |
-oma | tumor |
-itis | inflammation |
-poiesis | formation |
-ptosis | prolapse, drooping, sagging, falling down |
-ptysis | spitting |
-rrhagia | to burst forth, bursting forth |
-rrhage | to burst forth, bursting forth |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-rrhea | flow, discharge |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-scope | instrument for examining |
-scopy | visual examination, to view, examine |
-tome | instrument to cut |
-tomy | incision |
-tripsy | crushing |
-trophy | nourishment, development |
-al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ous | pertaining to |
-ive | nature of, quality of |
-sepsis | decay |
- hexia, -ism, -osis, -y | condition |
-opsy | to view |
-grade | a step |
-meter | instrument to measure |
-fuge | to flee |
-gnosis | knowledge |
-phoresis | to carry |
-ant | forming |
-logy | study of |
-gram | a weight |
-liter | liter |
-form | shape |
-pathy | disease |
-centesis | surgical puncture |
-genic | formation, produce |
-drome | a course |
-graphy | recording |
-ist | one who specializes |
-ician | physician |