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Suffix word study
Medical Terminology - Suffixes
Question | Answer |
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- able/-ible (adjective) | capable of |
- able (adjective) | capable of |
- ible (adjective) | capable of |
- ac/-al/-an/-ar/-ary/-eal/-ic/-ive/-tic | pertaining too |
- ac | pertaining too |
- al (adjective) | pertaining too |
- an | pertaining too |
- ar | pertaining too |
- ary (adjective) | pertaining too |
- eal (adjective) | pertaining too |
- ic (adjective) | pertaining too |
- ive (adjective) | pertaining too |
- tic (adjective) | pertaining too |
- ase (noun) | enzyme |
- algia (noun) | pain |
- cele (noun) | hernia (protrusion of organ through its containing wall) |
- centesis | procedure to aspirate fluid |
- ectasia/ - ectasis | dilation |
- ectasis | dilation |
- ectasia | dilation |
- ectomy | excision or removal |
- edema | swelling |
- emesis | vomiting |
- emia | blood |
- genic/ - genesis | beginning/producing |
- gram | record |
- graph | instrument for recording |
- graphy | process of recording |
- ia/-iasis | condition |
- ia | condition |
- iasis | condition |
- ism | condition |
- ist | one who |
- itis | inflammation |
- kinesia/ - kinesis | movement/motion |
- kinesa | movement/motion |
- kinesis | movement/motion |
- logist | specialist |
- logy | study of |
- lysis | loosening/ freeing/ breaking apart/ destroying |
- lytic | pertaining too destruction |
- malacia | softening |
- mania | preoccupation |
- megaly | enlargement |
- meter | instrument to measure |
- metry | process of measuring |
- oid | resembling |
- oma | tumor |
- opia | vision |
- ose | sugar |
- osis | condition |
- ous | pertaining to/ characterized by |
- pathy | disease or abnormality |
- penia | deficiency |
- pexy | surgical fixation |
- phagia/-gic/-gy | eating/swallowing |
- phasia | speech |
- phobia | abnormal fear |
- plasty | surgical repair |
- plegia | paralysis |
- rrhage/-rrhagia | excessive flow or discharge |
- rrhaphy | suture |
- rrhea | flow or discharge |
- rrhexis | rupture |
- sclerosis | hardening |
- scopy | examination with an instrument |
- spasm | twitching |
- stasis | stopping |
- stomy | forming of an opening |
- tome | an instrument for cutting |
- tomy | incision (cutting into) |
- tripsy | surgical crushing |
- trophic/-trophy | nutrition |