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-algia |
Pain |
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-asthenia |
Weakness |
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-cele |
Protrusion |
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-dynia |
Pain |
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-cytosis |
Abnormal cell condition (too many) |
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-ectasis |
Dilated |
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What do suffixes indicate |
Diseases or abnormal conditions Surgical procedures, Diagnostic procedures, General suffixes, Medical specialties or personnel, Convert word roots into adjectives |
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-edema
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swelling
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-emesis
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vomiting
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-emia
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blood condition
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-ia
|
state, condition
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-iasis
|
abnormal condition
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-ism |
state of |
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-itis |
inflammation |
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-lith |
stone |
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-lysis |
to destroy |
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-lytic |
destruction |
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-malacia |
abnormal softening |
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-megaly |
enlarged |
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-oma
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tumor, mass
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-pathy
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disease
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-penia
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too few
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-phobia
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fear
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-ptosis
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drooping
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-rrhage
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excessive, abnormal flow
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-rrhagia
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abnormal flow condition
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-rrhea
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discharge, flow
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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-sclerosis
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hardening
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-spasm
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involuntary muscle contraction
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-stasis
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stopping
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-stenosis
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narrowing
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-toxic
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poison
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-uria
|
urine condition
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-clasia
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surgical breaking
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-desis |
surgical fixation |
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-ectomy |
surgical removal |
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-ostomy |
surgically create an opening |
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-otomy |
cutting into |
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-pexy |
surgical fixation |
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-plasty |
surgical repair |
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-rrhaphy |
suture |
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-tome |
instrument to cut |
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-tripsy |
surgical crushing |
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-centesis |
puncture to withdraw fluid |
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-gram |
record or picture |
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-graph
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instrument for recording
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-graphy
|
process of recording
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-manometer
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instrument for measuring pressure
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-meter
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instrument for measuring
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-metry
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process of measuring
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-scope
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instrument for viewing
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-scopy
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process of visually examining
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-cle |
small |
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-cyesis |
pregnancy |
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-cyte |
cell |
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-derma |
skin condition |
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-dipsia |
thirst |
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-esthesia |
feeling, sensation |
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-gen |
that which produces |
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-genesis |
produces, generates |
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-genic |
producing |
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-globin |
protein |
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-globulin |
protein |
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-gravida |
pregnancy |
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-kinesia |
movement |
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-oid |
resembling |
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-ole |
small |
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-opia |
vision |
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-opsy |
view of |
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-osmia |
sense of smell |
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-oxia |
oxygen |
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-para |
to bear (offspring) |
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-partum |
childbirth |
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-pepsia |
digestion |
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-phagia |
eating, swallowing |
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-phasia |
speech |
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-phil |
attracted to |
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-phonia |
voice |
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-plasia |
formation of cells |
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-plasm |
formation |
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-pnea |
breathing |
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-poiesis |
formation |
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-porosis |
porous |
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-ptysis |
spitting up, coughing up |
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-therapy |
treatment |
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-thorax |
chest |
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-trophic |
development |
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-trophy |
development |
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-ule |
small |
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-er
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one who
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-iatric
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medical specialty
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-iatrist
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physician
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-iatry
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treatment, medicine
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-ician
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specialist
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-ist
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specialist
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-logist
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one who studies
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-logy
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study of
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-ac |
pertaining to
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-al |
pertaining to |
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-an |
pertaining to |
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-ar |
pertaining to |
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-ary |
pertaining to |
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-atic |
pertaining to |
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-eal |
pertaining to |
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-ic |
pertaining to |
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-ine |
pertaining to |
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-ior |
pertaining to |
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-nic |
pertaining to |
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-ory |
pertaining to |
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-ose |
pertaining to |
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-ous |
pertaining to |
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-tic |
pertaining to
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Prefixes indicate |
diseases or abnormal conditions, directions or body positions, numbers or quantity measurements, time, general perfixes |
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a- |
without |
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an- |
without |
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anti- |
against |
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brady- |
slow |
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de- |
without |
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dys- |
painful, difficult, abnormal |
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pachy- |
thick |
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tachy- |
fast |
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ante- |
before, in front of |
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endo- |
within, inner |
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epi- |
above |
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ex- |
outward |
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extra- |
outside of |
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hypo- |
below |
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infra- |
below |
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inter- |
between |
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intra- |
within |
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para- |
beside, two like parts of a pair |
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peri- |
around |
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retro- |
behind |
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sub- |
beneath, under |
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supra- |
above |
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trans- |
across |
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ante- |
before |
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neo- |
new |
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post- |
after |
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pre- |
before |
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bi- |
two |
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di- |
two |
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hemi- |
half |
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hyper- |
excessive |
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hypo- |
insufficient |
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micro- |
small |
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mono- |
one |
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multi- |
many |
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nulli- |
none |
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pan- |
all |
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poly- |
many |
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primi- |
first |
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quadri- |
four |
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tri- |
three |
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ultra- |
excess |
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uni- |
one |
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auto- |
self |
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eu- |
normal, good |
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hetero- |
different |
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homo- |
same |
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per- |
through |