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Suffixes
Question | Answer |
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-ac | pertaining to OR state or condition |
-al | pertaining to OR state or condition |
-an | pertaining to |
-ar | pertaining to OR state or condition |
-ary | pertaining to |
-eal | pertaining to |
-ic | pertaining to OR state or condition |
-ine | pertaining to |
-ous | pertaining to OR state or condition |
-tic | pertaining to OR state or condition |
-ectomy | surgical removal, cutting out |
-pexy | suture to stabalize, fixation |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-stomy | surgically created opening |
-tomy | cutting into |
-tome | instrument for` |
-centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas |
-gram | record of |
-graph | instrument that records |
-graphy | procedure that records |
-lysis | separation or breakdown |
-scope | instrument to visually examine |
-scopy | procedure to vusually examine |
-therapy | treatment |
-rrhagia or -rrhage | bursting forth or excessive flow |
-rrhaphy | to suture |
-rrhea | flow or discharge |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-algia | pain |
-cele | protrusion |
-cyte | cell |
-dynia | pain |
-emesis | vomit |
-emia | blood condition |
-form | resembling, shaped like |
-genesis | beginning process, development, origin |
-ible or -ile or -able | capable, able |
-itis | inflammation |
-logy | science, study of |
-malacia | abnormal softening |
-megaly | enlargment |
-osis | abnormal condition OR state or condition |
-oid | like or resembling |
-oma | tumor |
-pathy | disease |
-penia | deficiency of, lack of |
-phagia or -phagy | eating, devouring |
-phobia | abnormal fear of |
-plasia | forming, growing |
-pnea | breathing |
-ptosis | prolapse, downward displacement |
-sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
-um | structure |
-ule | small |
-us | state or condition |
-e | state or condition |
-ia | state or condition |
-y | state or condition |
-ism | state or condition |