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Med Term/Rice Chap 2
Chapter 2 of Ivy Tech Med Term - Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Suffix | Fasten on, beneath, or under |
| -algesia | condition of pain |
| -ant | forming |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -ate | use, action |
| -blast | immature cell, germ cell |
| -cide | to kill |
| -crit | to seperate |
| -cuspid | point |
| -cyst | bladder, sac |
| -cyte | cell |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| -drome | a course |
| -er | relating to, one who |
| -gen | formation, produce |
| -genesis | formation, produce |
| -ide | having a particular quality |
| -ive | nature of, quality of |
| -liter | liter |
| -logy | study of |
| -lymph | clear fluid, serum, pale fluid |
| -or | one who, doer |
| -phil | attraction |
| -stasis | control, stop, stand still |
| -thearpy | treatement |
| -thermy | heat |
| -um | tissue, structure |
| -uria | urination, condition of urine |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -ad | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ile | pertaining to |
| -ior | pertaining to |
| -ose | pertaining to |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -us | pertaining to |
| -y | pertaining to |
| -esis | condition |
| -ia | condition |
| -ism | condition |
| -iatry | treatment |
| -ician | specialist |
| -ist | specialist |
| -osis | condition |
| -y | condition |
| -cle | small |
| -icle | small |
| -ole | small |
| -ula | small |
| -ule | small |
| -ate | use, action, having form of, possessing |
| -blast | immature cell, germ cell, embryonic cell |
| -ectasis | dilation, distention, stretching, expansion |
| -gen | formation, produce |
| -genesis | formation, produce |
| -genic | formation, produce |
| -gram | a weight, mark, record |
| -ive | nature of, quality of |
| -lymp | serum, clear fluid |
| -lysis | destruction, separation, breakdown, loosening, dissoultion |
| -penia | lack of, deficiency, abnormal reduction |
| -plasm | a thing formed, plasma |
| -plegia | stroke, paralysis, palsy |
| -ptosis | prolapse, drooping, fallind down, saggin |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -scopy | to view, examine, visual examination |
| -spasm | tension, spasm, conraction |
| -staxis | driping, trickling |
| -trophy | nourishment, developement |
| -y | process, condition, pertaining to |
| -algi | pain,ache |
| -astenia | weakness |
| -betes | to go |
| -cele | hernia, tumor, swelling |
| -cusis | hearing |
| -derma | skin |
| -dynia | pain, ache |
| =ectasis | dilation, distention |
| -edema | swelling |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -ion | process |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -kinesis | motion |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -lexia | diction, word, phrase |
| -malacia | softening |
| -mania | madness |
| -megaly | enlargement, large |
| -mnesia | memory |
| -noia | mind |
| -oid | resemble |
| -oma | tumor |
| -opia | sight, vision |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -pathy | disease, emotion |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -pepsia | to digest |
| -phagia | to eat, to swallow |
| -phasia | to speak, speech |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasia | formation, produce |
| -plasm | a thing formed, plasma |
| -plegia | paralysis, stroke |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptosis | drooping, prolapse, sagging |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -rrhage | bursting forth |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| =rrhexis | rupture |
| -spasm | tension, spasm, contraction |
| -trophy | nourishment, development |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -clasis | a break |
| -desis | binding |
| -ectomy | surgical excision, surgical removal, resection |
| -gram | a weight, mark, record |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | recording |
| -ize | to make, to treat or combine with |
| -lysis | destruction, separation, breakdown, loosening |
| -meter | instrument to measure, measure |
| -metry | measurement |
| -opsy | to view |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -pheresis | remove |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -scope | instrument for examining |
| -scopy | visual examination, to view, examine |
| -stomy | new opening |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| -tomy | incision |
| -tripsy | crushing |