Week 2: Suffixes Appendix 4 Suffixes Medical Terminology. (Pages 523-524) 4th Ed. Flashcards by Peter Martinez

-al

pertaining to

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pertaining to

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-algensia

pain, sensitive

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-algia

pain

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-an

pertaining to

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-apheresis

removal, carry away

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-ar

pertaining to

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-arche

beginning

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-arche

beginning

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-ary

pertaining to

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-asthenia

weakness

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-blast

immature, embryonic

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-blast

immature, embryonic

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-capnia

carbon dioxide

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-cele

hernia, protrusion

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-centesis

puncture to withdraw fluid

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-cise

cut

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-clasia

to surgically break

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-crine

to secrete

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-cusis

hearing

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-cyesis

state of pregnancy

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-cyte

cell

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-cytosis

more than the normal number of cells

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-derma

skin

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-desis

-desis stabilize, fuse

-dipsia

-dipsia thirst

-dynia

-dynia pain

-eal

-eal pertaining to

-ectasia

-ectasia dialation

-ectasia

-ectasia dialation

-ectasis

-ectasis dialation, expansion

-ectomy

-ectomy surgical removal, excision

-emesis

-emesis vomit

-emia

-emia blood condition

-esthesia

-esthesia feeling, sensation

-gen

-gen that which produces

-genesis

-genesis produces, generates

-genic

-genic producing, produced by

-globin

-globin protein

-globulin

-globulin protein

-gram

-gram record, picture

-graph

-graph instrument of recording

-graphy

-graphy process of recording

-gravida

-gravida pregnancy

-ia

-ia state, condition

-iac

-iac pertaining to

-iasis

-iasis abnormal condition

-iatrist

-iatrist physician

-ic

-ic pertaining to

-ical

-ical pertaining to

-ile

-ile pertaining to

-ior

-ior pertaining to

-ism

-ism state of

-itis

-itis inflammation

-kinesia

-kinesia movement

-listhesis

-listhesis slipping

-lith

-lith stone

-lithiasis

-lithiasis condition of stones

-logist

-logist one who studies

-logy

-logy study of

-lucent

-lucent to shine through

-lysis

-lysis destruction

-malacia

-malacia abnormal softening

-mania

-mania excessive excitement

-manometer

-manometer instrument to measure pressure

-magaly

-magaly enlargement, large

-meter

-meter instrument for measuring

-metrist

-metrist one who measures

-metry

-metry process of measuring

-ole

-ole small

-oma

-oma tumor, mass

-opaque

-opaque nontransparent

-opia

-opia vision

-opsy

-opsy view of

-orexia

-orexia appetite

-ory

-ory pertaining to

-ose

-ose pertaining to

-osmia

-osmia smell

-ostomy

-ostomy surgically create an opening

-otia

-otia ear condition

-otomy

-otomy cutting into, incision

-ous

-ous pertaining to

-para

-para to bear (offspring)

-paresis

-paresis weakness

-partum

-partum childbirth

-pathy

-pathy disease

-penia

-penia abnormal decrease, too few

-pepsia

-pepsia digestion

-pexy

-pexy surgical fixation

-phage

-phage eat, swallow

-phagia

-phagia eat, swallow

-phasia

-phasia speech

-phil

-phil attracted to

-phil

-phil attracted to

-philia

-philia to have an attraction for

-phobia

-phobia irrational fear

-phonia

-phonia voice

-phoresis

-phoresis carring

-plasia

-plasia growth, formation, development

-plasm

-plasm growth, formation, development

-plasty

-plasty surgical repair

-plegia

-plegia paralysis

-pnea

-pnea breathing

-poiesis

-poiesis formation

-porosis

-porosis porous

-prandial

-prandial pertaining to a meal

-ptosis

-ptosis drooping

-ptysis

-ptysis spitting

-rrhage

-rrhage excessive, abnormal flow

-rrhaphy

-rrhaphy suture

-rrhea

-rrhea discharge, flow

-rrhexis

-rrhexis rupture

-rrhexis

-rrhexis rupture

-salpinx

-salpinx Fallopian tube

-sclerosis

-sclerosis hardening

-scope

-scope instrument for viewing

-scopy

-scopy process of visually examining

-spermia

-spermia condition of sperm

-stasis

-stasis standing still

-stenosis

-stenosis narrowing

-taxia

-taxia muscular coordination

-tention

-tention pressure

-therapy

-therapy treatment

-thorax

-thorax chest

-tic

-tic pertaining to

-tocia

-tocia labor, childbirth

-tome

-tome instrument used to cut

-tonia

-tonia tone

-tripsy

-tripsy surgical crushing

-trophy

-trophy nourishment, development

-tropia

-tropia to turn

-tropin

-tropin stimulate

-ule

-ule small

-uria

-uria condition of the urine