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JB Suffix Review
Frequently used suffix's - Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -atresia | without an opening |
| -centesis | puncturing to aspirate fluid |
| -cide, -cidal | kill |
| -dynia | pain |
| -desis | fusion |
| ectasia | expansion, dilation |
| -ectomy | cut out, excise |
| edema | swelling |
| -emesis | vomitting |
| -emia | blood |
| -gnosis | knowledge |
| -gram | record, x-ray |
| -graphy | making a reord |
| -iasis | condition |
| -ist | one who |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lepsy | seizures |
| -logist | one who specializes |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis, -lytic | break down, disolve |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -mania | madness |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -meter | measure |
| -oid | rsembling |
| -oma | tumor |
| -opia | vision |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ostomy | creation of an opening |
| -otia | ear |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency, poor |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -phasia | speak, say |
| -philia | love, attraction |
| -phobia | abnormal fear |
| -plasia | formation |
| -plasm | substance |
| -plasty | make, shape |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathe |
| -ptosis | prolapse, drooping |
| -rrhagia | burst forth |
| -rrhaphy | suture, sew |
| rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -rrhexix | rupture |
| -scope | instrument for viewing |
| -scopy | visualization |
| -some, -soma | body |
| -smasm | twitching |
| -stasis | stop, control |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| -tomy | to cut |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -trophy | development |
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