Medical Terminology - Suffixes

Question 1

-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ior, -ous

Answer 1

pertaining to

Question 2

-ad

Answer 2

toward
caudad

Question 3

-algesia

Answer 3

sensitivity to pain
hypoalgesia

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-algia

Answer 4

pain
myalgia

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-apheresis

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removal, withdrawal
plasmapheresis

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-arthria

Answer 6

articulate, speak distinctly
dysarthria

Question 7

-ase

Answer 7

enzyme
lipase

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-asthenia

Answer 8

weakness
myasthenia gravis

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-cele

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hernia
cystocele

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid
thoracocentesis

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-clasia, -clasis, -clast

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to break, surgical fracture
osteoclasia, karyoclasis, osteoclast

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-crine

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secrete, separate
endocrine

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-cyesis

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pregnancy
pseudocyesis

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-ctye

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cell
thrombocyte

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-desis

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surgical fixation
arthrodesis

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o.dynia

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pain
arthrodynia, allodynia

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ectasis

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stretch/dilate/expant
bronchiectasis

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ectomy

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excision
splenectomy

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edema

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swelling
lymphedema

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emesis

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vomiting
hematemesis

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emia

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blood
hyperemia

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esis

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condition
diaphoresis

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esthesia

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sensation.feeling
anesthesia

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gen

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substance that produces/cause
allergen

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genesis

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production/forming/origin cytogenesis

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genic

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producing pathogenic

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gnosis

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knowing prognosis

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gram

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the record/image electrocardiogram

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graph

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the instrument electrocardiograph

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graphy

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the process of recording electrocardiography

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ia

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condition tachycardia

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iasis

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abnormal condition psoriasis

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iatry

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physician, treatment psychiatry

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icle, ole, ule

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small ventricle, arteriole, venule

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ism

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condition hypothyroidism

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itis

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inflammation osteoarthritis

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kinesia

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movement kinesiology

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lepsy

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seizure narcolepsy

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listhesis

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slippage anterolisthesis

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lysis

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destruction, separation, breakdown hemolysis

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malacia

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softening chondromalacia

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megaly

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enlargement cardiomegaly

Question 43

meter

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instrument used to measure thermometer

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oid

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resembling lipoid

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oma

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tumor, mass, fluid collection melanoma

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opia

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vision diplopia

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opsy

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viewing biopsy

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orexia

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appetitie anorexia

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osis

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abnormal condition/increased number (blood) tuberculosis

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osmia

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smell anosmiaot

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otomy/tomy

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incision thoracotomy

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paresis

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slight paralysis hemiparesis

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pathy

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disease of neuropathy

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penia

Answer 54

decrease, reduction leukopenia

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pepsia

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digestion dyspepsia

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phasia

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speech aphasia

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phobia

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abnormal fear photophobia

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phoresis

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carrying, transmission photophoresis

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physis

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growth hypophysis

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plasty

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surgical repair angioplasty

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plegia

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paralysis paraplegia

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pnea

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breathing orthopnea

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poiesis/plasia

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formation erythropoiesis, dysplasia

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praxia

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action/movement apraxia

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ptosis

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drooping, sagging nephroptosis

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rrhage/rrhagia

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excessive flow hemorrhage

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rrhaphy

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suture tenorrhaphy

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rrhea

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flow discharge diarrhea

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rrhexis

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rupture angiorrhexis

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sarcoma

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malignant tumor osteosarcoma

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schisis

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split, fissure palatoschisis

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sclerosis

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hardening atherosclerosis

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scope

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instrument for visual examination stethescope

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scopy

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visually examining bronchoscopy

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sepsis

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infection asepsis

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spasm

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sudden, involuntary movement angiospasm

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stasis

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stop, controlling venostasis

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stenosis

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narrowing foraminal stenosis

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stomy

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surgical incision, opening, cutting ventriculostomy

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thorax

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chest pneumothorax

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tocia

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childbirth, labor dystocia

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tripsy

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crushing lithotripsy

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trophy

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nourishment atrophy

Question 84

uria

Answer 84

urine anuria