02 med term suffixs Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
-ac, -al, -ic, -ary, -ar | pertaining to, related to, located in |
-agra | excessive pain |
-algia | pain |
-apheresis | removal |
-asthenia | weakness |
-ase | enzyme |
-ate | use, subject to |
-atresia | absence of normal body opening |
-capnia | carbon dioxide |
-cele | protrusion, hernia |
-centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
-cidal | killing |
-clasia, clast | break |
-cle, -cule, -ole | small |
-clysis | irrigation, washing |
-coccus, -coccis | berry-shaped |
-crit | to separate |
-crine | separate, secrete |
-cyte | cell |
-desis | surgical fixation |
-dynia | pain |
-ectasis | dilation, expansion |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
-ectopic | displacement |
-emesis | vomit |
-emia | blood condition |
-ent, -er | person or agent |
-ia | abnormal state |
-esis, -ia, -a, -ism, -ity, -y, -sia, -osis, -tion, -sis, -iasis | state or condition, disease |
-form, -oid | resembling, shaped like |
-gen, -genic | producing, causing |
-genesis | beginning, origin |
-gram | record |
-graph | instrument that records |
-graphy | process of recording |
-iac | person afflicted with |
-ible, -ile | capable, able |
-ician | one who |
-ictal | seizure, attack |
-ist, -ologist | a specialist in |
-ites, -itis | inflammation |
-ium | membrane |
-logy | science, study of |
-lysis, -lytic | destroy, dissolution, separation |
-ma, -mat | disease, condition |
-malacia | softening |
-mania | madness |
-megaly | enlargement |
-metor | instrument used to measure |
-metry | measurement |
-morph | form, shape |
-oma | tumor |
-opsy | to view |
-oxia | oxygen |
-paresis | slight paralysis |
-pathy | disease |
-penia | deficient, lack of |
-pepsia | digestion |
-pexy, -pexis | fixation, storing |
-phagia, -phagy | eating, swallowing |
-philia, -phily | love |
-phobia | abnormal fear, intolerance |
-phonia | pertaining to sound |
-phoria | feeling |
-physis | growth |
-plasia, -plasm | formation, development |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-plegia | paralysis |
-pnea | breathing |
-poiesis | formation |
-porosis | passage |
-prandial | meal |
-praxia | in front of, before |
-ptosis | drooping, downward displacement |
-rrhage, -rrhagia | excessive flow |
-rrhaphy | suturing in place |
-rrhea | flow or discharge |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-sarcoma | malignant tumor |
-schisis | split, fissure |
-sclerosis | hardening |
-scope | instrument for examining |
-scopy | visual examination |
-sepsis | infection |
-spasm | sudden involuntary muscle contraction |
-stasis | control, stop |
-stenosis | narrowing |
-stomy | surgical opening |
-tome | instrument for |
-tomy | cutting, incision |
-tripsy | surgical crushing |
-trophy | nourishment, development |
-ule | little |
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