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Medical/Biological Sciences
Terminations
108
Language - Latin
Undergraduate 1
09/20/2006
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Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-cele
 Definition
protrusion (nb., if the root that precedes the suffix -cele denotes a substance, the term means "protrusion filled with ..."; if the root that precedes the suffix -cele denotes an organ or other body structure, the term means "protrusion of ...")
Term
-ectome
 Definition
instrument used to excise, instrument used to cut out
Term
-ectomize
 Definition
to excise
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision
Term
-gamy
 Definition
marriage, (or) sexual union
Term
-gram
 Definition
record
Term
-graph
 Definition
instrument used to record
Term
-graphy
 Definition
act of recording
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-logist
 Definition
one who specializes in the study of
Term
-logy
 Definition
study of
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-meter
 Definition
instrument used to measure
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-metry
 Definition
measurement
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-ostomy
 Definition
act of cutting an opening
Term
-pathic
 Definition
pertaining to disease
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-scope
 Definition
instrument used to examine visually
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-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
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-tome
 Definition
instrument used to cut
Term
-tomy
 Definition
act of cutting
Term
-kinesia
-kinesis
 Definition
movement
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-kinetic
 Definition
pertaining to movement
Term
-malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumour
Term
-omata
 Definition
tumours
Term
-oncus
 Definition
tumour
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture
Term
-ectasis
-ectasia
 Definition
dilation, expnsion
Term
-edema
 Definition
fluid-filled swelling
Term
-lysis
 Definition
destruction, loosening
Term
-lytic
 Definition
pertaining to destruction, or loosening
Term
-necrosis
 Definition
death
Term
-odynia
 Definition
pain
Term
-penia
 Definition
deficiency
Term
-pnea
 Definition
breathing
Term
-ptosis
 Definition
prolapse
Term
-rrhagia
 Definition
rapid discharge
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
discharge
Term
-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
Term
-spasm
 Definition
spasm
Term
-stenosis
 Definition
-narrowing
Term
-therapy
 Definition
treatment
Term
-atresia
(congenital absence or closure of a normal bodily opening)
 Definition
atresia
Term
-blast
 Definition
embryonic cell
Term
-carcinoma
 Definition
malignant tumour
Term
-cide
 Definition
act of killing, agent used to kill
Term
-cleisis
 Definition
closure
Term
-cyesis
 Definition
pregnancy
Term
-genesis
 Definition
formation, development, growth
Term
-genic
 Definition
pertaining to the formation, pertaining to the development, pertaining to the growth
Term
-gravida
(preceded by the connecting vowel 'i')
 Definition
woman who is pregnant, woman who has been pregnant
Term
-para
(preceded by the connecting vowel 'i')
 Definition
woman who has given birth
Term
-pexy
-pexis
 Definition
fixation
Term
-plasia
 Definition
formation, development, growth
Term
-strophe
 Definition
turning
Term
-iatry
-iatrics
 Definition
study of treatment
Term
-opia
-opy
-opsia
-opsy
 Definition
visual disorder, vision, viewing
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
-ectopia
-ectopy
 Definition
malposition
Term
-emia
-hemia
-aemia
-haemia
 Definition
condition of the blood
Term
-pepsia
 Definition
digestion
Term
-phile
 Definition
one who has an attraction to
Term
-philia
-phily
 Definition
attraction
Term
-phoria
 Definition
state of feeling
Term
-sepsis
 Definition
infection
Term
-septic
 Definition
pertaining to infection
Term
-stasis
 Definition
act of controlling
Term
-stat
 Definition
device used to control, agent used to control
Term
-static
 Definition
pertaining to the control of
Term
-clasis
-clasia
 Definition
act of breaking up
Term
-clysis
 Definition
irrigation
Term
-esthesia
 Definition
sensation, sensitivity
Term
-esthetic
 Definition
pertaining to sensation, sensitivity
Term
-lith
 Definition
stone
Term
-ostomy
 Definition
act of creating a passage
Term
-ostomy
 Definition
act of creating a passage
Term
-phagia
-phagy
 Definition
act of eating, act of swallowing, act of biting
Term
-phagia
-phagy
 Definition
act of eating, act of swallowing, act of biting
Term
-poiesis
 Definition
formation
Term
-poietic
 Definition
pertaining to formation
Term
-schisis
 Definition
splitting
Term
-tripsy
-tripsis
 Definition
act of crushing, act of rubbing, friction
Term
-agra
 Definition
sudden and severe pain
Term
-algesia
 Definition
pain
Term
-asthenia
 Definition
absence of strength
Term
-clast
 Definition
instrument used to break
Term
-desis
 Definition
surgical immobilization, surgical fusion
Term
-ferous
 Definition
bearing, containing
Term
-paresis
 Definition
slight paralysis
Term
-phlaxis
 Definition
protection
Term
-piesis
 Definition
pressure
Term
-sthenia
 Definition
strength
Term
-trophy
 Definition
nutrition
Term
-acousia
-acousis
 Definition
sense of hearing
Term
-alphia
 Definition
sense of touch
Term
-dipsia
 Definition
thirst
Term
-geusia
-geustia
 Definition
snese of taste
Term
-mania
 Definition
excessive preoccuptaion with (something)
Term
-maniac
 Definition
one who has an excessive preoccupation with (something)
Term
-orexia
-orexis
 Definition
appetite
Term
-osphresia
-osphresis
-osmia
 Definition
sense of smell
Term
-phobe
 Definition
one who has persistent and irrational fear
Term
-phobia
 Definition
persistent and irrational fear
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