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-AC

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Pertaining to (adjective)

Ex: cardi/ac - pertaining to the heart

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-ACEOUS

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Resembling, having the nature of, made of;

{from dictionary, not confirmed}

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-ARY

Diagnostic Suffix

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Pertaining to

Ex: mamm/ary - pertaining to the breast

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-AL

Diagnostic Suffix

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Pertaining to

Ex: neur/al - pertaining to nerves

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-ALGIA

Diagnostic Suffix

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Pain

Ex: arthr/algia - joint pain

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-AR

Diagnostic Suffix

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Pertaining to

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-ATION

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Process, condition

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-BLASTOMA

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Immature tumor cells

Source: OL VIII:1.4

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-CELE

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Hernia

Ex: cyst/o/cele - in a female, hernia of the urinary bladder into the vagina.

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-CISION

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Process of cutting

Ex: in/cision - process of cutting into the body or an organ.

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-CONIOSIS

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Abnormal condition of dust

Ex: pneum/o/coniosis - A disease of the lungs, such as asbestosis or silicosis, caused by long-term inhalation of dusts, especially mineral or metallic dusts.

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-CENTESIS

Procedural Suffix

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid

Ex: arthr/o/centesis - surgical procedure to remove fluid from a joint.

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-CRINE

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To secrete

Ex: endo/crine glands

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-EAL

Diagnostic Suffix

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Pertaining to

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-INE

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Pertaining to

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-COCCUS

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A microorganism of spherical or spheroidal shape:

Ex: strept/o/coccus.

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-DROME

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Running or occurring

Ex: syn/drome - groups of symptoms or signs of illness that occur together.

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-EMIA

Diagnostic Suffix

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Blood condition

Ex: leuk/emia - cancerous blood condition of white cells

Parts: -em = root ‘heme’ meaning blood
-ia = condition

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-CYTE

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Cell

Ex: leukocyte - white blood cell

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-CUSPID

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Pointed end as of a spear

Ex: tri/cuspid valve - valve of the heart located between right atrium and right ventricle

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-ECTASIS

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Dilation

Ex: lymphangi/ectasis - dilation of small lymph vessels.

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-DIPSIA

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Thirst

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-ESTHESIA

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Sensation

Ex: an/esthesia - loss of sensation

Source: Lesson 3 Mastering Prefixes

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-DYNIA

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Pain

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-PLASIA
Development, formation, or growth Ex: dis/plasia - condition of abnormal formation of cells.
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-LAPSE
To fall, slide Ex: pro/lapse - falling down or drooping part of the body.
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-IASIS
Abnormal Condition Composed of -IA {Condition} + -SIS {Condition}
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-ECTOMY | Procedural Suffix
Cutting out, excision, resection of an organ Ex: gastr/ectomy - cutting out stomach
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-FACIAL
Front part of the head - forehead to chin. Ex:
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-FLEXION
Bent Ex: retro/flex/ion - bent or turned backward.
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-GEN
To produce
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-PLASTY | Procedural Suffix
Surgical repair Ex: angi/o/plasty - surgical repair if a blood vessel
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-GLOBIN
Protein Ex: hemoglobin - (oxygen carrying) protein in (red) blood cells
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-GRAPHY | Procedural Suffix
Process of recording Ex: mamm/o/graphy: process of making an x-ray recording of the breast.
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-GENIC
Pertaining to producing or produced by. Ex: Path/o/genic - pertaining to producing disease (path/o) Ex: iatr/o/genic - an adverse, unexpected condition that is produced by a treatment (iatrogenic/o)
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-GENESIS
Producing, forming Ex: angi/o/genesis - formation or development of blood vessels
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-GRAM | Procedural Suffix
Record Ex: arthrogram - x-ray record of a joint
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-IA | Diagnostic Suffix
Condition Ex: neur/algia - condition (pain) in the nerves
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-IC | Diagnostic Suffix
Pertaining to (adjective) Ex: gastr/ic - pertaining to the stomach
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-PHRAGM
Wall or fence Ex: Dia/phragm - muscle between abdominal and thoracic cavities
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-ISM
Condition, process Ex: hyper/thyroid/ism - excessive activity of thryoid
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-IOR
Pertaining to
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-IST
Specialist Ex: onc/o/log/ist - a specialist (doctor) in study of tumors
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-ITIS | Diagnostic Suffix
Inflammation Ex: gastr/o/enter/itis - inflammation of stomach and intestines
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-LITH
Stone
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-LOGIST
Specialist in the study of Ex: neur/o/logist - specialist in study of nerves
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-LOGY
Process of Study Ex: nephr/o/logy - study of conditions of the kidney
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-MALACIA
Softening Ex: chondr/o/malacia - means abnormal softening of cartilage.
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-LYTIC
Destroyed Ex: hemo/lytic anemia - red blood cells are destroyed
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-LYSIS | Procedural Suffix
Separation, breakdown, destruction, loosening Ex: dia/lysis - complete separation of wastes (urea) from the blood when kidneys fail. Root: LYS means to loosen - is embedded in this suffix
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-MEGALY | Diagnostic Suffix
Enlargement Ex: cardi/o/megaly - enlargement of the heart
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-METER
Measurement Ex: dia/meter - length of straight line through (DIA) center of circle
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-MOTOR
Causing or producing motion (movement) Ex:
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-MISSION
To send
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-OID
Pertaining to, resembling
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-OPSY
Process of viewing (Root OPS imbedded) Ex: bi/opsy - to view living tissue (cells) under microscope
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-OMA | Diagnostic Suffix
Tumor or mass Ex: hepatoma - cancerous tumor of liver Adenocarcinoma - cancerous tumor of a gland
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-OSIS | Diagnostic Suffix
Condition, abnormal condition Ex: psych/osis - abnormal condition of mind Ex: nephr/osis - abnormal condition of kidney
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-OUS
Pertaining to
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-PEPSIA
Digestion Ex: dys/pepsia - painful digestion.
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-PARTUM
Birth Ex: post/partum - after birth
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-PATHY | Diagnostic Suffix
Disease condition Ex: cardi/o/my/o/pathy - disease of heart muscle
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-PENIA
Deficiency Ex: leuk/o/penia - deficiency of white blood cells Erythr/o/penia - deficiency of red blood cells
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-MORTEM
Death Ex: post/mortem - after death
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-PEXY
Fixation (surgical) Ex: orchi/o/pexy - surgical fixation of an I descended testicle.
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-PHAGIA
Eating Ex: dys/phagia - difficult swallowing
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-POROSIS
Condition of pores or spaces Source: OL Resource
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-PLASM
Formation (tissue); substance, matter Ex: Neo/plasm - new matter
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-PHASIA
Speech Ex: dys/phasia - difficult (impairment of) speech
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-PLEGIA
Paralysis Ex: para/plegia - impairment or loss of movement in the lower part of the body.
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-PTOSIS
Drooping of a body part, particularly the eyelid. (prolapse, sagging)
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-PNEA
Breathing Ex: dys/pnea - painful, difficult, or labored breathing
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-RRHAPHY
Suture Ex: ten/o/rrhaphy - The surgical suture of the divided ends of a tendon. Also called tendinosuture , tenosuture .
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-PTYSIS
Spitting Up
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-RRHAGE or -RRHAGIA | Diagnostic Suffix
Excessive discharge of blood Ex: hem/o/rrhage - excessive bleeding
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-RRHEA | Diagnostic Suffix
Flow or discharge
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-SCOPY | Procedural Suffix
Process of visual examination using an instrument Ex: lapar/o/scopy - visual examination of the abdomen
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-SCLEROSIS | Diagnostic Suffix
Hardening Ex: arteri/o/sclerosis - hardening of the arteries
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-SIS
State of Ex: dia/gno/sis - DIA (complete) state of a patient
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-SCOPE
Instrument to visually examine Ex: gastr/o/scope - instrument to view stomach
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-STASIS
To stand, place, stop, control
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-SECTION
Cutting into an organ Ex: re/section - removing some or all of an organ in the sense of cutting back or away
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-STENOSIS
Narrowing
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-STOMY | Procedural Suffix
Opening Ex: Col/o/stomy - opening of the colon to outside the body
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-STATE
Standing or located Ex: pro/state gland - exocrine gland "stands" before or in front of the urinary bladder
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-THESIS
To put, place (state of putting or placing) Ex: pro/thesis - artificial substitute for a missing body part.
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-TENSION
Pressure
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-THERAPY | Procedural Suffix
Treatment Ex: Cry/o/therapy - treatment using cold
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-THORAX
Part of human body between neck and the diaphragm. {From Dictionary.com - not confirmed}
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-TRIPSY
Crush
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-TIC
Pertaining to
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-TOMY | Procedural Suffix
Cutting into, incision Ex: neur/o/tomy - incision of a nerve
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-URIA | Diagnostic Suffix
Condition of urine Ex: hemat/uria - abnormal condition of blood in urine
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-TROPHY
Nourishment; development
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-UM, -IUM
Indicates a structure Ex: endo/cardi/um - inner lining of the heart Ex: pericardium - fibrous tissue or structure around the heart
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-Y
Condition, process Ex: dys/enter/y - abnormal condition process of intentines
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-VASCULAR
Pertaining to blood vessels Ex: cerebr/o/vascular accident - pertaining to blood vessels of cerebrum

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