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300-68wM6 Med Terms
68wM6 medical terms suffixes words.
Question | Answer |
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ac | pertaining to |
cardi-ac | pertaining to |
al | pertaining to |
femor-al | pertaining to |
ar | pertaining to |
mal-ar | pertaining to |
ary | pertaining to |
bil-ary | pertaining to |
arthr-algia | pain |
apheresis (ie. hemapheresis) | removal |
ase (ie. sucrase) | enzyme |
asthenia (ie. | weakness |
capnia (ie. hypocapnia) | carbon dioxide |
cele | hernia or protrusion |
centesis | surgical puncture to aspirate fluid |
cidal | killing |
coccus (pl. cocci) | berry shaped (a form of bacterium) |
crine | seperate; secrete |
cyte | cell |
desis | surgical fixation; fusion |
eal | pertaining to |
ectasis | stetching out; dilatation; expansion |
ectomy | excision or surgical removal |
emesis | vomiting |
emia | blood condition |
esis | condition |
iasis | condition |
ic | pertaining to |
gen | substance or agent that produces or causes |
genesis | orgin; cause |
genic | producing; originating; causing |
gram | record; x-ray film |
graph | instrument used to record |
graphy | process of recording; x-ray filming |
ia | condition of diseased or abnormal state |
ial | pertaining to |
iatry | physician; treatment |
ician | one who |
ictal | seizure; attack |
ism | state of |
itis | inflammation |
lepsy | seizure |
lysis | breaking down; dissoulution; separating |
lytic | destroy; reduce |
malacia | softening |
mania | madness; insane desire |
megaly | enlargement |
meter | instrument used to measure |
metry | measurement |
morph | form; shape |
odynia | pain |
oid | resembling |
ologist | one who studies and practices; a specialist |
ology | study of |
oma | tumor or swelling |
opia | vision (condition) |
opsy | to view |
oorhagia (ie. menorrhagia) | rapid flow of blood |
orrhaphy | suturing; repairing |
orrhea | flow; excessive discharge |
orrhexis | rupture |
osis | abnormal condition (means increased when used with blood cell word roots) |
ostomy (ie. colostomy) | creation of an artificial opening |
otomy | cut into or incision |
ous | pertaining to |
oxia (hypoxia) | oxygen |
paresis (gastroparesis) | slight paralysis |
pathy | disease |
penia | abnormal reduction in number |
pepsia | digestion |
pexy | surgical fixation; suspension |
phagia | eating; swallowing |
phobia | abnormal fear of or aversion to specific objects or things |
phonia | sound or voice |
phoria | feeling |
physis | growth |
plasia | formation; development; a growth |
plasm | growth; substance; formation |
plasty | plastic or surgical repair |
plegia | paralysis |
pnea | breathing |
poiesis | formation |
porosis | passage |
prandial | meal |
ptosis | dropping; sagging; prolapse |
ptysis | spitting |
salpinx (ie. salpingo) | fallopian tube |
sarcoma | malignant tumor |
sclerosis | hardening |
scope (ie. otoscope) | instrument used for visual examination. |
scopy (ie. colonoscopy) | visual examination |
scopic | visual examination |
sepsis | infection |
spasm | sudden involuntary muscle contration |
stasis (ie. hemostasis) | control; stop |
stalsis | contraction |
stenosis | constriction; narrowing |
thorax | chest |
tocia | birth; labor |
tome | instrument used to cut |
tripsy | surgical crushing |
trophy | nourishment |
ule | little |
uria | urine; urination |