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Medical Suffixes
Wellesley College EMT-B Course
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01/08/2011
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Term
able
 Definition
ability
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al
 Definition
pertaining to
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algia
 Definition
pain in
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ase
 Definition
enzyme
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asthenia
 Definition
weakness in
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blast
 Definition
embryotic cell
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centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture of
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cidal
 Definition
killing
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clast
 Definition
broken
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crit
 Definition
to separate
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cyesis
 Definition
pregnancy
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cyte
 Definition
cell
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dipsia
 Definition
thirst
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drome
 Definition
disease
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ectasis
 Definition
streatching or dilation
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ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal of
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emesis
 Definition
vomiting
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emia
 Definition
in the blood
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er
 Definition
one who
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esthesia
 Definition
sensation
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gen
 Definition
substances or agent that produces or causes
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genesis
 Definition
origin or cause
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glia
 Definition
glue
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gnosis
 Definition
knowledge
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gram
 Definition
something written
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graph(y)
 Definition
visualization of
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gravida
 Definition
number of pregnancies
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ia
 Definition
condition of diseased or abnormal state
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iasis
 Definition
a pathological condition
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ible
 Definition
ability
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ischemia
 Definition
lack of oxygen
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ism
 Definition
condition, state or theory
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ist
 Definition
specialist
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itia
 Definition
inflammation
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itis
 Definition
inflammation of
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ity
 Definition
quality
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logy
 Definition
study of
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logist
 Definition
one who studies
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lyte
 Definition
dissolvable
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lytic
 Definition
destroy or reduce
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malac/ia
 Definition
softening of
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mania
 Definition
madness
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megaly
 Definition
enlargement of
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meter
 Definition
instrument used to measure
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metry
 Definition
process of measuring
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odia
 Definition
smell
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oid
 Definition
like or resembling
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oma
 Definition
tumor of
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opia
 Definition
vision
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opsy
 Definition
to view
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osis
 Definition
disease of or condition of
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ostomy
 Definition
create an artificial opening
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otomy
 Definition
cut into or incision
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ous
 Definition
possessing, having
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oxia
 Definition
oxygen
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paresis
 Definition
weakness of
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pathy
 Definition
disease of
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penia
 Definition
decrease in
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pepsis
 Definition
digestion
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pexy
 Definition
fixation
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phagia
 Definition
eating
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phasia
 Definition
speech
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phobia
 Definition
fear of
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plasty
 Definition
surgical repair of
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plasia
 Definition
formation or change in development
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plegia
 Definition
paralysis
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pnea
 Definition
breathing
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poros
 Definition
passageway
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ptosis
 Definition
prolapse of
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rrhaphy
 Definition
suturing or stitching of
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rrhagia
 Definition
bursting forth of blood
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rrhea
 Definition
profuse flow
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rrhexis
 Definition
rupture of
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scope
 Definition
instrument used for visual examination
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scopy
 Definition
to examine, see
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sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
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sepsis
 Definition
infection
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spasm
 Definition
sudden involuntary muscle contraction
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stasis
 Definition
control or stop
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stomy
 Definition
to form a new opening
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therapy
 Definition
treatment
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tion
 Definition
condition or action
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tocia
 Definition
labor
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tome
 Definition
cutting instrument
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tomy
 Definition
to cut into
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tonic
 Definition
solution
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tripsy
 Definition
rubbing or grinding
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tropic
 Definition
influencing
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