Med Term Module 1: Suffixes

-al; -ac; -ar; -ary; -ia; -ic; -tic; -ory; -eal; -ous; -tous

Pertaining to
-algia

Pain
-dynia

Pain
-cele

hernia
-centesis

surgical procedure
-cide; -cidal

destroying; killing
-clast; -clasis

breaking
-cyte

cell
-derma

skin
-dipsia

thirst
-ectasis

dilation; expansion
-ectomy

excision; surgical removal
-edema

swelling
-emia

a condition of the blood
-emesis

vomiting
-esthesia

senstation
-gen; -genesis

creating; producing
-gram

record
-graph

recording instrument
-graphy

process of recording
-gravida

pregnant woman
-ia; -ism

condition
-iasis

pathological condition
-ist

specialist
-itis

inflammation
-kinesis; -kinesia

movement
-lith

stone
-logist

specialist in the study of
-logy

study of
-lysis

destruction of
-malacia

softening
-megaly

enlargment
-meter

instrument for measuring
-metry

measurement
-oid

resembling
-ole; -ule

small
-oma

tumor
-opia

vision
-osis

abnormal condition
-oxia

oxygen
-paresis

slight or partial paralysis
-pathy

disease
-pause; -stasis

cessation; stopping
-penia

deficiency
-pesia

digestion
-pexy

surgical fixation
-phagia; -phage

eating; swallowing
-phasia

speech
-phobia

fear
-phoria

feeling
-plasm; -plasia

formation; growth
-plasty

surgical repair
-plegia

paralysis
-pnea

breathing
-ptosis

drooping; prolapse
-rrhagia; -rrhage

bursting forth
-rrhaphy

suture; suturing
-rrhea

flow; discharge
-rrhexis

rupture
-scope

instrument used to view
-scopy

visual examination
-stenosis

narrowing structure
-stomy

mouth-like opening
-therapy

treatment
-tome

cutting instrument
-tripsy

crushing
-trophy

nourishment or growth
-uria

urine

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Med Term Module 1: Suffixes

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Online CCCC Course terms to memorize

Updated

2012-09-25T21:48:53Z

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