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Ch. 1
Suffix
Question | Answer |
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-ac (ie. cardiac) | pertaining to |
-al (ie. skeletal) | pertaining to |
-ar (ie. muscular) | pertaining to |
-ary (ie. pulmonary) | pertaining to |
-eal (ie. esophageal) | pertaining to |
-ic (ie. medic) | pertaining to |
-tic (ie. neurotic) | pertaining to |
-ous (ie. subcutaneous) | pertaining to |
-ia (ie. pneumonia) | condition |
-ism (ie. autism) | condition |
-ium (ie. pericardium) | tissue, structure |
-y (ie. hypertrophy) | condition, procedure |
-icle (ie. ventricle) | small |
-ole (ie. arteriole) | small |
-ule (ie. pustule) | small |
-ula (ie. uvula) | small |
-iatrics (ie. pediatrics) | medical science |
-iatry (ie. psychiatry) | medical science |
-iatrist (ie. psychiatrist) | specialist in medicine of |
-ist (ie. dentist) | specialist |
-logist (ie. psychologist) | specialist in the study of |
-logy (ie. psychology) | study of |
-algia (ie. myalgia) | pain |
-dynia (ie. gastrodynia) | pain |
-cele (ie. hydrocele) | hernia |
-emia (ie. leukemia) | blood condition |
-iasis (ie. lithiasis) | presence of |
-itis (ie. arthritis) | inflammation |
-lysis (ie. hemolysis) | loosen, break down |
-malacia (ie. osteomalacia) | abnormal softening |
-megaly (ie. hepatomegaly) | enlargement |
-oid (ie. keloid) | resembling |
-oma (ie. melanoma) | tumor |
-osis (ie. thrombosis) | condition |
-pathy (ie. myopathy) | disease |
-penia (ie. leukopenia) | deficiency |
-ptosis (ie. nephroptosis) | drooping |
-rrhage (ie. hemorrhage) | excessive flow |
-rrhagia (ie. menorrhagia) | excessive flow |
-rrhea (ie. diarrhea) | flow |
-rrhexis (ie. metrorrhexis) | rupture |
-spasm (ie. myospasm) | involuntary contraction |
-centesis (ie. amniocentesis) | puncture |
-gram (ie. cardiogram) | written record |
-graph (ie. cardiograph) | instrument used to produce a record |
-graphy (ie. cardiography) | process of recording |
-meter (ie. cephalometer) | instrument used to measure |
-metry (ie. cephalometry) | process of measuring |
-scope (ie. arthroscope) | instrument used to look |
-scopy (ie. arthroscopy) | process of looking |
-desis (ie. arthrodesis) | binding, fixation |
-ectomy (ie. vasectomy) | removal |
-pexy (ie. retinopexy) | surgical fixation |
-plasty (ie. rhinoplasty) | reconstruction |
-rrhaphy (ie. herniorrhaphy) | suture |
-stomy (ie. colostomy) | creation of an opening |
-tomy (ie. dermotomy) | incision |