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AC Medical Terminology
Common Suffixes
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Health Care
10th Grade
03/18/2009
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-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
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-blast
 Definition
immature; growing thing
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-cele
 Definition
hernia
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-cyte
 Definition
cell
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-desis
 Definition
surgical binding; fusion
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-dynia
 Definition
pain
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-eal
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal; excision
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-emesis
 Definition
vomit; vomiting
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-eum
 Definition
a place where
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-form
 Definition
shape; form
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-genesis
 Definition
development; production
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-genic
 Definition
producing; produced by
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-genous
 Definition
producing
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-gnosis
 Definition
knowledge
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-gram
 Definition
record; write
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-graph
 Definition
instument used to record
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording; process of producing images
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-ia
 Definition
state of; condition
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-iatric
 Definition
a physician
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ician
 Definition
specialist; expert
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-ion
 Definition
process
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-ior
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ism
 Definition
condition; process; state of
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-ium
 Definition
structure
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-logist
 Definition
specialist; one who studies
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-lysis
 Definition
breakdown; destruction; separate; separation
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-lytic
 Definition
pertaining to destruction; separation or breakdown
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-meter
 Definition
instrument used to measure
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-metry
 Definition
process of measuring
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-oid
 Definition
resembling
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-ole
 Definition
small
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-oma
 Definition
mass; tumor
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-ose
 Definition
pertaining to
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
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-partum
 Definition
labor; delivery; childbirth
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-penia
 Definition
decrease; deficiency
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-phagia
 Definition
eat; sallow
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-phasia
 Definition
speech
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-phile
 Definition
loving
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-phobia
 Definition
fear; irrational fear
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-plasia
 Definition
development; formation
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-plasm
 Definition
development; formation
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical reconstruction
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-pnea
 Definition
breathing
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-poiesis
 Definition
production; manufacture; formation
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-ptosis
 Definition
downward displacement; dropping; falling; prolapse; sagging
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-rrhage
 Definition
bursting forth
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-rrhagia
 Definition
bursting forth
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
to suture (to sew)
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-rrhea
 Definition
flow; discharge
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-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
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-scope
 Definition
instrument used to view inside a body cavity or organ
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-scopy
 Definition
process of viewing inside a body cavity or organ
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-spasm
 Definition
sudden involuntary contraction
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-stasis
 Definition
standing; stable; stoppage; stopping; controlling
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-stenosis
 Definition
narrowing
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-stomy
 Definition
surgical creation of an opening
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-tic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-tomy
 Definition
to cut; incision
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-tripsy
 Definition
crushing
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-trophy
 Definition
growth; nourishment
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-ule
 Definition
small
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-um
 Definition
structure
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-uria
 Definition
urine; urination
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-y
 Definition
process
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