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Medical Terminology Suffixes
Chapter 2
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Undergraduate 1
08/30/2010
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-able
 Definition
capable
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-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
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-act
 Definition
to act
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-ad
 Definition
pertaining to
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-age
 Definition
related to
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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-algesia
 Definition
condition of pain
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-algia
 Definition
pain, ache
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-ant
 Definition
forming
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-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
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-arche
 Definition
beginning
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-ary
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ase
 Definition
enzyme
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-asthenia
 Definition
weakness
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-ate
 Definition
use, action, having the form of, possessing
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-betes
 Definition
to go
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-blast
 Definition
immature cell, germ cell, embryonic cell
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-body
 Definition
body
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-cele
 Definition
hernia, tumor, swelling
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture
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-ceps
 Definition
head
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-cide
 Definition
to kill
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-clasia
 Definition
a breaking
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-clasis
 Definition
crushing, breaking up
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-cle
 Definition
small
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-clysis
 Definition
injection
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-cope
 Definition
strike
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-crit
 Definition
to separate
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-culture
 Definition
cultivation
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-cusis
 Definition
hearing
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-cuspid
 Definition
point
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-cyesis
 Definition
pregnancy
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-cyst
 Definition
bladder, sac
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-cyte
 Definition
cell
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-derma
 Definition
skin
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-dermis
 Definition
skin
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-desis
 Definition
binding
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-dipsia
 Definition
thirst
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-drome
 Definition
course
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-dynia
 Definition
pain, ache
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-ectasia
 Definition
dilatation
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-ectasis
 Definition
dilatation, dilation, stretching, expansion
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-ectasy
 Definition
dilation
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical excision, surgical removal, resection
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-edema
 Definition
swelling
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-emesis
 Definition
vomitting
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-er
 Definition
relating to, one who
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-ergy
 Definition
work
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-esis
 Definition
condition
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-esthesia
 Definition
feeling
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-form
 Definition
shape
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-fuge
 Definition
to flee
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-gen
 Definition
formation, produce
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-genes
 Definition
produce
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-genesis
 Definition
formation, produce
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-genic
 Definition
formation, produce
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-glia
 Definition
glue
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-globin
 Definition
protein
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-gnosis
 Definition
knowledge
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-grade
 Definition
step
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-graft
 Definition
pencil, grafting knife
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-gram
 Definition
weight, mark, record
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-graph
 Definition
to write, record, instrument for recording
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-graphy
 Definition
recording
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-ia
 Definition
condition
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-iasis
 Definition
condition
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-iatrics
 Definition
treatment
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-iatry
 Definition
treatment
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ician
 Definition
specialist
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-ide
 Definition
having a particular quality
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-ile
 Definition
pertaining to
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-in
 Definition
substance
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-ine
 Definition
pertaining to, substance
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-ing
 Definition
quality of
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-ion
 Definition
process
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-ior
 Definition
pertaining to
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-is
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ism
 Definition
condition
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-ist
 Definition
one who specializes, agent
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-ity
 Definition
condition
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-ive
 Definition
nature of, quality of
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-ize
 Definition
to make, to treat or combine with
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-kinesia
 Definition
motion, movement
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-kinesis
 Definition
motion, movement
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-lalia
 Definition
to talk
Term
-lemma
 Definition
sheath, rind
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-lepsy
 Definition
seizure
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-lexia
 Definition
diction, word, phrase
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-lepsy
 Definition
seizure
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-lexia
 Definition
diction, word, phrase
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-lexia
 Definition
diction, word, phrase
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-liter
 Definition
liter
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-lith
 Definition
stone
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-lymph
 Definition
clear fluid, serum, pale fluid
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-lysis
 Definition
destruction, separation, breakdown, loosening, dissolution
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
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-mania
 Definition
madness
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement, large
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-meter
 Definition
instrument to measure
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-metry
 Definition
measurement
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-mnesia
 Definition
memory
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-morph
 Definition
form, shape
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-noia
 Definition
mind
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-oid
 Definition
resemble, like, similar
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-ole
 Definition
opening, small
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-oma
 Definition
tumor, mass, fluid, collection
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-omion
 Definition
shoulder
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-on
 Definition
pertaining to
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-one
 Definition
hormone
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-opia
 Definition
sight vision
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-opsia
 Definition
sight, vision
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-opsy
 Definition
to view
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-or
 Definition
one who, doer
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-orexia
 Definition
appetite
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-ose
 Definition
pertaining to
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-osis
 Definition
condition (usually abnormal)
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-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
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-oxia
 Definition
oxygen
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-paresis
 Definition
weakness
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-pathy
 Definition
disease, emotion
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-penia
 Definition
lack of, deficiency, abnormal reduction
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-pepsia
 Definition
to digest
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-pexy
 Definition
surgical fixation
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-phagia
 Definition
to eat, to swallow
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-phasia
 Definition
to speak, speech
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-pheresis
 Definition
removal, remove
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-phil
 Definition
attraction
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-philia
 Definition
attraction
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-phobia
 Definition
fear
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-phoresis
 Definition
to carry
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-phragm
 Definition
fence
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-phraxis
 Definition
to obstruct
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-phylaxis
 Definition
protection
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-physis
 Definition
growth
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-plakia
 Definition
plate
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-plasia
 Definition
formation, produce
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-plasm
 Definition
thing formed, plasma
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-plegia
 Definition
stroke, paralysis, palsy
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-pnea
 Definition
breathing
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-poiesis
 Definition
formation
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-praxia
 Definition
action
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-ptosis
 Definition
prolapse, drooping, sagging, falling down
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-ptysis
 Definition
to spit, spitting
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-puncture
 Definition
to pierce
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-rrhage
 Definition
to burst forth, bursting forth
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-rrhagia
 Definition
to burst forth, bursting forth
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
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-rrhea
 Definition
flow, discharge
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-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
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-scope
 Definition
instrument for examining
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-scopy
 Definition
to view, examine, visual examination
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-sepsis
 Definition
decay
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-sis
 Definition
state of, condition
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-some
 Definition
body
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-sound
 Definition
sound
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-spasm
 Definition
tension, spasm, contraction
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-stalsis
 Definition
contraction
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-stasis
 Definition
control, stop, stand still
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-staxis
 Definition
dripping, trickling
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-sthenia
 Definition
strength
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-stomy
 Definition
new opening
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-systole
 Definition
contraction
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-taxia
 Definition
order, coordination
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-therapy
 Definition
treatment
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-thermy
 Definition
heat
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-tic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-tome
 Definition
instrument to cut
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-tomy
 Definition
incision
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-tone
 Definition
tension
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-tripsy
 Definition
crushing
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-troph(y)
 Definition
nourishment, development
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-type
 Definition
type
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-um
 Definition
tissue, structure
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-ure
 Definition
process
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-uria
 Definition
urination, condition of urine
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-us
 Definition
pertaining to, structure
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-y
 Definition
condition, pertaining to, process
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