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Terms:Prefix, Suffix
Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain |
| -astenia | weakness |
| -cele | hernia, protrusion |
| -dynia | pain |
| -cytosis | abnormal cell condition (too many) |
| -ectasis | dilated, stretched out |
| -edema | swelling |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | condition of the blood |
| -ia | state or condition |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -ism | state or condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lith | stone |
| -lysis and - lytic | destruction |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -meagly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | too few |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| -rrhage and -rrhagia | bursting forth |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | hardened condition |
| -spasm | involuntary muscle contraction |
| -stasis | stopping |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -toxic | poison |
| -uria | condition of the urine |
| -clasia | surgical breaking |
| -desis | surgical fixation |
| -ectomy | surgical removal, excision |
| -ostomy | surgically create an opening |
| -otomy | cutting into, insidion |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -centesis | puncture to withdraw fluid |
| -gram | record or picture |
| -graph | inst for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -manometer | inst for measuring pressure |
| -meter | inst for measuring |
| -scope | inst for viewing |
| -scopy | process of visually examining |
| -cle | small |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -cyte | cell |
| -derma | skin condition |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| -esthesia | feeling, sensation |
| -gen | that which produces |
| -genesis | produces, generates |
| -genic | producing |
| -globin and -globulin | protien |
| -gravida | pregnancy |
| -kinesia | movement |
| -oid | resembling |
| -ole | small |
| -opia | vision |
| -opsy | view of |
| -osmia | sense of smell |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -para | to bear (offspring) |
| -partum | birth, labor |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -phasia | speech |
| -phil | attracted to |
| -phonia | voice |
| -plasm | formation, development |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -porosis | porous |
| -ptysis | spitting, coughing up |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -thorax | chest |
| -trophic | development |
| -trophy | nourishment, development |
| -ule | small |
| -er | one who |
| -iatric | medical specialty |
| -iatrist | physician |
| -iatry | treatment, medicine |
| -ician | specialist |
| -ist | specialist |
| -logist | one who studies |
| -logy | study of |
| a | without |
| an | without |
| anti | against |
| brady | slow |
| de | without |
| dys | painful, difficult |
| pachy | thick |
| tachy | fast |
| ante | in front of |
| endo | within, inner |
| epi | above, upon |
| ex | outward |
| extra | outside of |
| hypo | below |
| infra | below, under |
| inter | between |
| intra | inside, within |
| para | alongside, near |
| peri | around, near |
| retro | backward, behind |
| sub | beneath, under |
| supra | above |
| trans | across, through |
| bi | 2 |
| di | 2 |
| hemi | half |
| hyper | excessive |
| micro | small |
| mono | one |
| multi | many |
| nulli | none |
| pan | all |
| poly | many, much |
| primi | first |
| quadri | 4 |
| tri | 3 |
| ultra | excess |
| uni | one |
| ante | before |
| neo | new |
| post | after |
| pre | before |
| auto | self |
| eu | normal, good |
| hetero | different |
| homo | same |
| per | through |
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