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CastilloSuffixes
Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -atresia | closure |
| -cele | hernia |
| -centesis | puncture |
| -clasis | refracture |
| -cyte | cell |
| -desis | fusion |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectasis | expansion |
| -ectomy | excision |
| -edema | swelling |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -esthesia | sensation |
| -form | shape |
| -gram | recording |
| -graph(y) | recording |
| -ia | condition (of) |
| -iasis | condition (of) |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -itis | inflamation |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | destroy |
| -malacia | softening |
| -mania | madness |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oid | resemble |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition of |
| -ostomy | new opening |
| -otomy | incision |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -paresis | partial paralysis |
| -paraous | bearing |
| -path(y) | disease |
| -penia | decrease |
| -pexy | fixation |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasia | formation |
| -plasm | formation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -plegia | permanent paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -ptosis | prolapse |
| -rrhag(e)(ia) | excessive flow |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -scope | instrument (for examining) |
| -scopy | examination |
| -spasma | involuntary contraction |
| -stasis | standing (position) |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -systole | contraction |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -troph(ic)(y) | nourishing |
| -tropic | turning |
| -uria | urine |
| -ian -ician -iatrist | specialist in a field of study |
| -ist -logist | one who specializes in a field of study |
| -iatrics -iatry | a field of medicine |
| -graphy -scopy -logy -pathy |
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