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MT-Suffixes
Medical Terminology Suffixes Chapter 2
Question | Answer |
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-ad | toward |
-algia | pain |
-asthenia | weakness |
-blast | immature, forming |
-cele | hernia |
-cidal | destroying, killing |
-cide | destroying, killing |
-clasis | breaking |
-clast | breaking instrument |
-crine | secreting |
-crit | separate |
-cyte | cell |
-cytosis | condition of cells |
-derma | skin |
-desis | binding |
-ectasia | expansion; dilation |
-ecstasis | expanding; dilating |
-ectomy | removal of |
-edema | swelling |
-ema | condition |
-emesis | vomiting |
-emia | blood |
-emic | relating to blood |
-esthesia | sensation |
-form | in the shape of |
-gen | producing, coming to be |
-genesis | production of |
-genic | producing |
-globin | protein |
-globulin | protein |
-gram | a recording |
-graph | recording instrument |
-graphy | process of recording |
-iasis | pathological condition or state |
-ic | pertaining to |
-ics | treatment, practice, body of knowledge |
-ism | condition, disease, doctrine |
-itis (pl., -itides) | inflammation |
-kinesia | movement |
-kinesis | movement |
-lepsy | condition of |
-leptic | having seizures |
-logist | ones who practices |
-logy | study, practice |
-lysis | destruction of |
-lytic | destroying |
-malacia | softening |
-mania | obsession |
-megaly | enlargement |
-meter | measuring device |
-metry | measurement |
-oid | like, resembling |
-oma (pl., -omata) | tumor, neoplasm |
-opia | vision |
-opsia | vision |
-opsy | view of |
-osis (pl., -oses) | condition, state, process |
-ostomy | opening |
-oxia | oxygen |
-para | bearing |
-paresis | slight paralysis |
-parous | producing, bearing |
-pathy | disease |
-penia | deficiency |
-pepsia | digestion |
-pexy | fixation, usually done surgically |
-phage | eating, devouring |
-phagia | eating, devouring |
-phagy | eating, devouring |
-phasia | speaking |
-pheresis | removal |
-phil | attraction; affinity for |
-philia | attraction; affinity for |
-phobia | fear |
-phonia | sound |
-phoresis | carrying |
-phoria | feeling; carrying |
-phrenia | of the mind |
-phthisis | wasting away |
-phylaxis | protection |
-physis | growing |
-plakia | plaque |
-plasia | formation |
-plasm | formation |
-plastic | forming |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-plegia | paralysis |
-plegic | one who is paralyzed |
-pnea | breath |
-poiesis | formation |
-poietic | forming |
-poietin | one that forms |
-porosis | lessening in density |
-ptosis | falling down; drooping |
-rrhage | discharging heavily |
-rrhagia | heavy discharge |
-rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
-rrhea | a flowing, a flux |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-schisis | splitting |
-scope | instrument (especially one used for observing or measuring) |
-scopy | use of an instrument for observng |
-somnia | sleep |
-spasm | contraction |
-stasis | stopping; constant |
-stat | agent used to maintain a state |
-static | maintaining a state |
-stenosis | narrowing |
-stomy | opening |
-tome | cutting instrument, segment |
-tomy | cutting operation |
-trophic | nutritional |
-trophy | nutrition |
-tropia | turning |
-tropy | condition of turning toward |
-uria | urine |
-version | turning |