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medicalterm suffixes
suffixes
Question | Answer |
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-able | capable of |
-ible | capable of |
-ac | pertaining to |
-al | pertaining to |
-an | pertaining to |
-ar | pertaining to |
-ary | pertaining to |
-eal | pertaining to |
-ic | pertaining to |
-ive | pertaining to |
-tic | pertaining to |
-ase | enzyme |
-algia | pain |
-cele | hernia (protrusion of organ through it's containing wall) |
-centesis | procedure to aspirate fluid |
-ectasia | dilation |
-ectasis | dilation |
-ectomy | excision or removal |
-edema | swelling |
-emesis | vomiting |
-emia | blood |
-genic | beginning/producing |
-genesis | beginning/producing |
-gram | record |
-graph | instrument for recording |
-graphy | process of recording |
-ia | condition |
-iasis | condition |
-ism | condition |
-ist | one who |
-itis | inflammation |
-kinesia | movement/motion |
-kinesis | movement/motion |
-logist | specialist |
-logy | study of |
-lysis | loosening/freeing/breaking apart/destroying |
-lytic | pertaining to 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 | eating/swallowing |
-phagic | eating/swallowing |
-phagy | eating/swallowing |
-phasia | speech |
-phobia | abnormal fear |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-plegia | paralysis |
-rrhage | excessive flow or discharge |
-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 | nutrition |
-trophy | nutrition |