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Suffixes
Suffixes
A
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ac
al
algia
apheresis
ar
ary
ase
asthenia
C
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capnia
cele
centesis
cidal
Meaning
Example
pertaining to
pertaining to
pain
removal
pertaining to
pertaining to
enzyme
weakness
cardiac
femoral
arthralgia
leukapheresis
malar
biliary
alkaline phosphatase
myasthenia
carbon dioxide
hernia; protrusion
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
killing
hypocapnia
hydrocele
amniocentesis
suicidal
coccus (pl. cocci)
crine
crit
cyte
D
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desis
E
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eal
berryshaped ( a form of bacterium)
separate; secrete
to separate
cell
pneumococcus
endocrine
hematocrit
leukocyte
surgical fixation; fusion
arthrodesis
pertaining to
calcaneal
ectasis
ectomy
emesis
emia
esis
G
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stretching out; dilatation; expansion
excision or surgical removal
vomiting
blood condition
condition
bronchiectasis
tonsillectomy
hematemesis
anemia
diaphoresis
substance or agent that produces or
causes
origin; cause
producing; originating; causing
record; x-ray film
instrument used to record
process of recording; xray filming
antigen
iatrogenesis
organogenic
echocardiogram
radiograph
arteriography
gen
genesis
genic
gram
graph
graphy
I
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Suffixes
ia
ial
iasis
iatry
ic
ician
ictal
ism
itis
L
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lepsy
lysis
lytic
M
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malacia
mania
megaly
meter
metry
morph
O
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odynia
oid
ologist
ology
oma
oorhagia
opia
opsy
orrhaphy
orrhea
orrhexis
osis
ostomy
otomy
ous
oxia
P
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paresis
condition of diseased or abnormal
state
pertaining to
condition
physician; treatment
pertaining to
one who
seizure; attack
state of
inflammation
hypoxia
arterial
psoriasis
psychiatry
apneic
physician
postictal
embolism
colitis
seizure
loosening; dissolution; separating
destroy; reduce
epilepsy
hydrolysis
thrombolytic
softening
madness; insane desire
enlargement
instrument used to measure
measurement
form; shape
chondromalacia
pyromania
hepatosplenomegaly
thermometer
oximetry
polymorph (polymorphonuclear)
pain
resembling
one who studies & practices
(specialist)
study of
tumor; swelling
rapid flow of blood
vision (condition)
to view
suturing; repairing
flow; excessive discharge
rupture
abnormal condition (means
increased when used with blood cell
word roots)
creation of an artificial opening
cut into or incision
pertaining to
oxygen
arthrodynia
hyoid
slight paralysis
hemiparesis
cardiologist
oncology
hematoma
menorrhagia
myopia
biopsy
herniorrhaphy
menorrhea
capsulorrhexis
dermatosis
colostomy
craniotomy
parous
hypoxia
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Suffixes
pathy
penia
pepsia
pexy
phagia
phobia
phonia
phoria
physis
plasia
plasm
plasty
plegia
pnea
poiesis
porosis
prandial
ptosis
ptysis
S
TOP
salpinx
sarcoma
sclerosis
scope
scopic
scopy
sepsis
spasm
stalsis
stasis
stenosis
T
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thorax
tocia
tome
tripsy
trophy
U
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ule
uria
disease
abnormal reduction in number
digestion
surgical fixation; suspension
eating; swallowing
abnormal fear of or aversion to
specific objects or things
sound or voice
feeling
growth
formation; development; a growth
growth; substance; formation
plastic or surgical repair
paralysis
breathing
formation
passage
meal
dropping; sagging; prolapse
spitting
neuropathy
cytopenia
dyspepsia
urethropexy
odynophagia
fallopian tube
malignant tumor
hardening
instrument used for visual
examination
visual examination
visual examination
infection
sudden involuntary muscle
contraction
contraction
control; stop
constriction; narrowing
hydrosalpinx
angiosarcoma
atherosclerosis
chest
birth; labor
instrument used to cut
surgical crushing
nourishment
hemithorax
dystocia
keratome
lithotripsy
atrophy
little
urine; urination
pustule
pyuria
claustrophobia
hyperphonia
euphoria
hypophysis
hyperplasia
cytoplasm
arthroplasty
paraplegia
apnea
hematopoiesis
osteoporosis
postprandial
splanchnoptosis
hemoptysis
endoscope
arthroscopic
colonoscopy
sepsis
vasospasm
peristalsis
hemostasis
stenosis