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300-68wM6 Med Terms

68wM6 medical terms suffixes words.

QuestionAnswer
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
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