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Med Term Ch1 Suffix
HLHS 101 Word Building Approach Ch1 Word Structures
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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