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-AC

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Pertaining to (adjective)

Ex: cardi/ac - pertaining to the heart

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-ACEOUS

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Resembling, having the nature of, made of;

{from dictionary, not confirmed}

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-ARY

Diagnostic Suffix

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Pertaining to

Ex: mamm/ary - pertaining to the breast

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-AL

Diagnostic Suffix

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Pertaining to

Ex: neur/al - pertaining to nerves

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-ALGIA

Diagnostic Suffix

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Pain

Ex: arthr/algia - joint pain

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-AR

Diagnostic Suffix

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Pertaining to

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-ATION

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Process, condition

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-BLASTOMA

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Immature tumor cells

Source: OL VIII:1.4

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-CELE

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Hernia

Ex: cyst/o/cele - in a female, hernia of the urinary bladder into the vagina.

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-CISION

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Process of cutting

Ex: in/cision - process of cutting into the body or an organ.

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-CONIOSIS

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Abnormal condition of dust

Ex: pneum/o/coniosis - A disease of the lungs, such as asbestosis or silicosis, caused by long-term inhalation of dusts, especially mineral or metallic dusts.

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-CENTESIS

Procedural Suffix

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid

Ex: arthr/o/centesis - surgical procedure to remove fluid from a joint.

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-CRINE

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To secrete

Ex: endo/crine glands

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-EAL

Diagnostic Suffix

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Pertaining to

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-INE

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Pertaining to

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-COCCUS

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A microorganism of spherical or spheroidal shape:

Ex: strept/o/coccus.

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-DROME

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Running or occurring

Ex: syn/drome - groups of symptoms or signs of illness that occur together.

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-EMIA

Diagnostic Suffix

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Blood condition

Ex: leuk/emia - cancerous blood condition of white cells

Parts: -em = root ‘heme’ meaning blood
-ia = condition

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-CYTE

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Cell

Ex: leukocyte - white blood cell

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-CUSPID

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Pointed end as of a spear

Ex: tri/cuspid valve - valve of the heart located between right atrium and right ventricle

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-ECTASIS

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Dilation

Ex: lymphangi/ectasis - dilation of small lymph vessels.

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-DIPSIA

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Thirst

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-ESTHESIA

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Sensation

Ex: an/esthesia - loss of sensation

Source: Lesson 3 Mastering Prefixes

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-DYNIA

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Pain

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-PLASIA

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Development, formation, or growth

Ex: dis/plasia - condition of abnormal formation of cells.

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-LAPSE

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To fall, slide

Ex: pro/lapse - falling down or drooping part of the body.

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-IASIS

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Abnormal Condition

Composed of -IA {Condition} + -SIS {Condition}

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-ECTOMY

Procedural Suffix

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Cutting out, excision, resection of an organ

Ex: gastr/ectomy - cutting out stomach

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-FACIAL

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Front part of the head - forehead to chin.

Ex:

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-FLEXION

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Bent

Ex: retro/flex/ion - bent or turned backward.

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-GEN

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To produce

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-PLASTY

Procedural Suffix

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Surgical repair

Ex: angi/o/plasty - surgical repair if a blood vessel

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-GLOBIN

A

Protein

Ex: hemoglobin - (oxygen carrying) protein in (red) blood cells

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-GRAPHY

Procedural Suffix

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Process of recording

Ex: mamm/o/graphy: process of making an x-ray recording of the breast.

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-GENIC

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Pertaining to producing or produced by.

Ex: Path/o/genic - pertaining to producing disease (path/o)

Ex: iatr/o/genic - an adverse, unexpected condition that is produced by a treatment (iatrogenic/o)

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-GENESIS

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Producing, forming

Ex: angi/o/genesis - formation or development of blood vessels

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-GRAM

Procedural Suffix

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Record

Ex: arthrogram - x-ray record of a joint

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-IA

Diagnostic Suffix

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Condition

Ex: neur/algia - condition (pain) in the nerves

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-IC

Diagnostic Suffix

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Pertaining to (adjective)

Ex: gastr/ic - pertaining to the stomach

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-PHRAGM

A

Wall or fence

Ex: Dia/phragm - muscle between abdominal and thoracic cavities

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-ISM

A

Condition, process

Ex: hyper/thyroid/ism - excessive activity of thryoid

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-IOR

A

Pertaining to

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-IST

A

Specialist

Ex: onc/o/log/ist - a specialist (doctor) in study of tumors

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-ITIS

Diagnostic Suffix

A

Inflammation

Ex: gastr/o/enter/itis - inflammation of stomach and intestines

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-LITH

A

Stone

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-LOGIST

A

Specialist in the study of

Ex: neur/o/logist - specialist in study of nerves

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-LOGY

A

Process of Study

Ex: nephr/o/logy - study of conditions of the kidney

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-MALACIA

A

Softening

Ex: chondr/o/malacia - means abnormal softening of cartilage.

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-LYTIC

A

Destroyed

Ex: hemo/lytic anemia - red blood cells are destroyed

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-LYSIS

Procedural Suffix

A

Separation, breakdown, destruction, loosening

Ex: dia/lysis - complete separation of wastes (urea) from the blood when kidneys fail.

Root: LYS means to loosen - is embedded in this suffix

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-MEGALY

Diagnostic Suffix

A

Enlargement

Ex: cardi/o/megaly - enlargement of the heart

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-METER

A

Measurement

Ex: dia/meter - length of straight line through (DIA) center of circle

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-MOTOR

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Causing or producing motion (movement)

Ex:

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-MISSION

A

To send

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-OID

A

Pertaining to, resembling

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-OPSY

A

Process of viewing
(Root OPS imbedded)

Ex: bi/opsy - to view living tissue (cells) under microscope

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-OMA

Diagnostic Suffix

A

Tumor or mass

Ex: hepatoma - cancerous tumor of liver
Adenocarcinoma - cancerous tumor of a gland

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-OSIS

Diagnostic Suffix

A

Condition, abnormal condition

Ex: psych/osis - abnormal condition of mind

Ex: nephr/osis - abnormal condition of kidney

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-OUS

A

Pertaining to

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-PEPSIA

A

Digestion

Ex: dys/pepsia - painful digestion.

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-PARTUM

A

Birth

Ex: post/partum - after birth

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-PATHY

Diagnostic Suffix

A

Disease condition

Ex: cardi/o/my/o/pathy - disease of heart muscle

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-PENIA

A

Deficiency

Ex: leuk/o/penia - deficiency of white blood cells
Erythr/o/penia - deficiency of red blood cells

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-MORTEM

A

Death

Ex: post/mortem - after death

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-PEXY

A

Fixation (surgical)

Ex: orchi/o/pexy - surgical fixation of an I descended testicle.

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-PHAGIA

A

Eating

Ex: dys/phagia - difficult swallowing

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-POROSIS

A

Condition of pores or spaces

Source: OL Resource

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-PLASM

A

Formation (tissue); substance, matter

Ex: Neo/plasm - new matter

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-PHASIA

A

Speech

Ex: dys/phasia - difficult (impairment of) speech

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-PLEGIA

A

Paralysis

Ex: para/plegia - impairment or loss of movement in the lower part of the body.

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-PTOSIS

A

Drooping of a body part, particularly the eyelid. (prolapse, sagging)

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-PNEA

A

Breathing

Ex: dys/pnea - painful, difficult, or labored breathing

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-RRHAPHY

A

Suture

Ex: ten/o/rrhaphy - The surgical suture of the divided ends of a tendon. Also called tendinosuture , tenosuture .

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-PTYSIS

A

Spitting Up

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-RRHAGE or -RRHAGIA

Diagnostic Suffix

A

Excessive discharge of blood

Ex: hem/o/rrhage - excessive bleeding

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-RRHEA

Diagnostic Suffix

A

Flow or discharge

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-SCOPY

Procedural Suffix

A

Process of visual examination using an instrument

Ex: lapar/o/scopy - visual examination of the abdomen

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-SCLEROSIS

Diagnostic Suffix

A

Hardening

Ex: arteri/o/sclerosis - hardening of the arteries

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-SIS

A

State of

Ex: dia/gno/sis - DIA (complete) state of a patient

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-SCOPE

A

Instrument to visually examine

Ex: gastr/o/scope - instrument to view stomach

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-STASIS

A

To stand, place, stop, control

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-SECTION

A

Cutting into an organ

Ex: re/section - removing some or all of an organ in the sense of cutting back or away

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-STENOSIS

A

Narrowing

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-STOMY

Procedural Suffix

A

Opening

Ex: Col/o/stomy - opening of the colon to outside the body

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-STATE

A

Standing or located

Ex: pro/state gland - exocrine gland “stands” before or in front of the urinary bladder

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-THESIS

A

To put, place (state of putting or placing)

Ex: pro/thesis - artificial substitute for a missing body part.

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-TENSION

A

Pressure

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-THERAPY

Procedural Suffix

A

Treatment

Ex: Cry/o/therapy - treatment using cold

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-THORAX

A

Part of human body between neck and the diaphragm. {From Dictionary.com - not confirmed}

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-TRIPSY

A

Crush

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-TIC

A

Pertaining to

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-TOMY

Procedural Suffix

A

Cutting into, incision

Ex: neur/o/tomy - incision of a nerve

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-URIA

Diagnostic Suffix

A

Condition of urine

Ex: hemat/uria - abnormal condition of blood in urine

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-TROPHY

A

Nourishment; development

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-UM, -IUM

A

Indicates a structure

Ex: endo/cardi/um - inner lining of the heart

Ex: pericardium - fibrous tissue or structure around the heart

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-Y

A

Condition, process

Ex: dys/enter/y - abnormal condition process of intentines

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-VASCULAR

A

Pertaining to blood vessels

Ex: cerebr/o/vascular accident - pertaining to blood vessels of cerebrum

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