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Medical/Dental Terminology Suffixes
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Health Care
11th Grade
02/06/2012
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Term
a, ac, al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
algia
 Definition
pain
Term
ase
 Definition
enzyme
Term
centre
 Definition
puncture
Term
cide
 Definition
causing death
Term
cente
 Definition
puncture
Term
dipsia
 Definition
thirst
Term
ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
Term
emesis
 Definition
vomit
Term
emia
 Definition
blood
Term
esthesia
 Definition
sensation
Term
genesis, genic
 Definition
origin, source
Term
gram, graph
 Definition
pictures, record
Term
ia
 Definition
a disease
Term
iasis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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ism
 Definition
state of
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itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
lysis
 Definition
destruction
Term
malacia
 Definition
softening
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megaly
 Definition
enlarged
Term
oid
 Definition
like, similar
Term
ologist
 Definition
specialist
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ology
 Definition
study of
Term
oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
orrhagia
 Definition
hemorrhage
Term
orrhea
 Definition
flow
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osis
 Definition
condition of
Term
ostomy
 Definition
surgical opening
Term
pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
penia
 Definition
deficiency
Term
phobia
 Definition
fear
Term
plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
plegia
 Definition
stroke, paralysis
Term
pnea
 Definition
breathing
Term
ptosis
 Definition
drooping down
Term
sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
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scope
 Definition
picture, inspection
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stasis
 Definition
stoppage
Term
toxic
 Definition
poisonous
Term
trophy
 Definition
development, growth
Term
uria
 Definition
urine
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