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Medical Terminology Suffixes
Chapter 2
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08/30/2010

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-able
Definition
capable
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-ac
Definition
pertaining to
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-act
Definition
to act
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-ad
Definition
pertaining to
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-age
Definition
related to
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-al
Definition
pertaining to
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-algesia
Definition
condition of pain
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-algia
Definition
pain, ache
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-ant
Definition
forming
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-ar
Definition
pertaining to
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-arche
Definition
beginning
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-ary
Definition
pertaining to
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-ase
Definition
enzyme
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-asthenia
Definition
weakness
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-ate
Definition
use, action, having the form of, possessing
Term
-betes
Definition
to go
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-blast
Definition
immature cell, germ cell, embryonic cell
Term
-body
Definition
body
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-cele
Definition
hernia, tumor, swelling
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-centesis
Definition
surgical puncture
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-ceps
Definition
head
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-cide
Definition
to kill
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-clasia
Definition
a breaking
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-clasis
Definition
crushing, breaking up
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-cle
Definition
small
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-clysis
Definition
injection
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-cope
Definition
strike
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-crit
Definition
to separate
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-culture
Definition
cultivation
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-cusis
Definition
hearing
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-cuspid
Definition
point
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-cyesis
Definition
pregnancy
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-cyst
Definition
bladder, sac
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-cyte
Definition
cell
Term
-derma
Definition
skin
Term
-dermis
Definition
skin
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-desis
Definition
binding
Term
-dipsia
Definition
thirst
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-drome
Definition
course
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-dynia
Definition
pain, ache
Term
-ectasia
Definition
dilatation
Term
-ectasis
Definition
dilatation, dilation, stretching, expansion
Term
-ectasy
Definition
dilation
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-ectomy
Definition
surgical excision, surgical removal, resection
Term
-edema
Definition
swelling
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-emesis
Definition
vomitting
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-emia
Definition
blood condition
Term
-er
Definition
relating to, one who
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-ergy
Definition
work
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-esis
Definition
condition
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-esthesia
Definition
feeling
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-form
Definition
shape
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-fuge
Definition
to flee
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-gen
Definition
formation, produce
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-genes
Definition
produce
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-genesis
Definition
formation, produce
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-genic
Definition
formation, produce
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-glia
Definition
glue
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-globin
Definition
protein
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-gnosis
Definition
knowledge
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-grade
Definition
step
Term
-graft
Definition
pencil, grafting knife
Term
-gram
Definition
weight, mark, record
Term
-graph
Definition
to write, record, instrument for recording
Term
-graphy
Definition
recording
Term
-ia
Definition
condition
Term
-iasis
Definition
condition
Term
-iatrics
Definition
treatment
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-iatry
Definition
treatment
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-ic
Definition
pertaining to
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-ician
Definition
specialist
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-ide
Definition
having a particular quality
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-ile
Definition
pertaining to
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-in
Definition
substance
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-ine
Definition
pertaining to, substance
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-ing
Definition
quality of
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-ion
Definition
process
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-ior
Definition
pertaining to
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-is
Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ism
Definition
condition
Term
-ist
Definition
one who specializes, agent
Term
-itis
Definition
inflammation
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-ity
Definition
condition
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-ive
Definition
nature of, quality of
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-ize
Definition
to make, to treat or combine with
Term
-kinesia
Definition
motion, movement
Term
-kinesis
Definition
motion, movement
Term
-lalia
Definition
to talk
Term
-lemma
Definition
sheath, rind
Term
-lepsy
Definition
seizure
Term
-lexia
Definition
diction, word, phrase
Term
-lepsy
Definition
seizure
Term
-lexia
Definition
diction, word, phrase
Term
-lexia
Definition
diction, word, phrase
Term
-liter
Definition
liter
Term
-lith
Definition
stone
Term
-logy
Definition
study of
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-lymph
Definition
clear fluid, serum, pale fluid
Term
-lysis
Definition
destruction, separation, breakdown, loosening, dissolution
Term
-malacia
Definition
softening
Term
-mania
Definition
madness
Term
-megaly
Definition
enlargement, large
Term
-meter
Definition
instrument to measure
Term
-metry
Definition
measurement
Term
-mnesia
Definition
memory
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-morph
Definition
form, shape
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-noia
Definition
mind
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-oid
Definition
resemble, like, similar
Term
-ole
Definition
opening, small
Term
-oma
Definition
tumor, mass, fluid, collection
Term
-omion
Definition
shoulder
Term
-on
Definition
pertaining to
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-one
Definition
hormone
Term
-opia
Definition
sight vision
Term
-opsia
Definition
sight, vision
Term
-opsy
Definition
to view
Term
-or
Definition
one who, doer
Term
-orexia
Definition
appetite
Term
-ose
Definition
pertaining to
Term
-osis
Definition
condition (usually abnormal)
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-ous
Definition
pertaining to
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-oxia
Definition
oxygen
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-paresis
Definition
weakness
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-pathy
Definition
disease, emotion
Term
-penia
Definition
lack of, deficiency, abnormal reduction
Term
-pepsia
Definition
to digest
Term
-pexy
Definition
surgical fixation
Term
-phagia
Definition
to eat, to swallow
Term
-phasia
Definition
to speak, speech
Term
-pheresis
Definition
removal, remove
Term
-phil
Definition
attraction
Term
-philia
Definition
attraction
Term
-phobia
Definition
fear
Term
-phoresis
Definition
to carry
Term
-phragm
Definition
fence
Term
-phraxis
Definition
to obstruct
Term
-phylaxis
Definition
protection
Term
-physis
Definition
growth
Term
-plakia
Definition
plate
Term
-plasia
Definition
formation, produce
Term
-plasm
Definition
thing formed, plasma
Term
-plasty
Definition
surgical repair
Term
-plegia
Definition
stroke, paralysis, palsy
Term
-pnea
Definition
breathing
Term
-poiesis
Definition
formation
Term
-praxia
Definition
action
Term
-ptosis
Definition
prolapse, drooping, sagging, falling down
Term
-ptysis
Definition
to spit, spitting
Term
-puncture
Definition
to pierce
Term
-rrhage
Definition
to burst forth, bursting forth
Term
-rrhagia
Definition
to burst forth, bursting forth
Term
-rrhaphy
Definition
suture
Term
-rrhea
Definition
flow, discharge
Term
-rrhexis
Definition
rupture
Term
-scope
Definition
instrument for examining
Term
-scopy
Definition
to view, examine, visual examination
Term
-sepsis
Definition
decay
Term
-sis
Definition
state of, condition
Term
-some
Definition
body
Term
-sound
Definition
sound
Term
-spasm
Definition
tension, spasm, contraction
Term
-stalsis
Definition
contraction
Term
-stasis
Definition
control, stop, stand still
Term
-staxis
Definition
dripping, trickling
Term
-sthenia
Definition
strength
Term
-stomy
Definition
new opening
Term
-systole
Definition
contraction
Term
-taxia
Definition
order, coordination
Term
-therapy
Definition
treatment
Term
-thermy
Definition
heat
Term
-tic
Definition
pertaining to
Term
-tome
Definition
instrument to cut
Term
-tomy
Definition
incision
Term
-tone
Definition
tension
Term
-tripsy
Definition
crushing
Term
-troph(y)
Definition
nourishment, development
Term
-type
Definition
type
Term
-um
Definition
tissue, structure
Term
-ure
Definition
process
Term
-uria
Definition
urination, condition of urine
Term
-us
Definition
pertaining to, structure
Term
-y
Definition
condition, pertaining to, process
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