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level: Suffixes

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level questions: Suffixes

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Is a short word part added at the END a prefix or root to modify its meaningSuffixes
Suffixes are indicated or specified bya dash before the suffix.
Suffixes usually indicates aSurgical proceudre, condition, and disease
Categories of Suffixes:Pertaining to, Condition of, Miscellaneous, Surgical procedure, Diagnostic, Pathological disease and condition, Medical specialty
Categories of Suffixes 1 out of 7:Pertaining to
Categories of Suffixes 2 out of 7:Condition of
Categories of Suffixes 3 out of 7:Miscellaneous
Categories of suffixes 4 out of 7:Surgical procedure
Categories of suffixes 5 out of 7:Diagnostic
Categories of suffixes 6 out of 7:Pathological disease and condition
Categories of suffixes 7 out of 7:medical specialty
A medical treatment or operation or it describes a type of invasive procedure performed on a body partA surgical procedure
Denote a procedure or test performed to identify the cause and nature of an illnessDiagnostic suffixes
Is an unhealthy state; Describe an abnormal condition or disease; medical problem that needs to be treated or managed; Also known as: Disease, Illnesses, PathologicalA condition
Defining medical term involving suffixes on: Suffix on pertaining to or resembling Suffix on Condition of Suffix on diagnostics Suffix on Surgical procedure Suffix on Medical specialtiesIf the medical term consist of only prefix and suffix; it is define by beginning or starting with the suffix followed by the prefix
Defining medical term involving suffixes on: Suffixes on pathologic and disease condition and miscellaneousIf the medical term consist of only prefix and suffix; it is define by beginning or starting with the prefix followed by the suffix
All miscellaneous word both on PREFIX and SUFFIX can be use as a?root word
Suffixes on pathologic and disease condition and miscellaneous; The term can be read or defined as interchanged on prefix if?The original definition doesn't sound good.
Pertaining to; When a word ending in "x" has a suffix added, the "x" is changed to?"g" or "c"
Pertaining to or resembling: -ac (-iac) Ex.: cardiacpertaining to the heart
Pertaining to or resembling: -al (-ial) Ex.: skeletalpertaining to the skeleton
Pertaining to or resembling: -ar muscularPertaining to muscles
Pertaining to or resembling: -ary Ex.: dietaryPertaining to the diet
Pertaining to or resembling: -eal Ex.: cornealPertaining to the cornea
Pertaining to or resembling: -form Ex.: muciformLike or resembling mucus
Pertaining to or resembling: -ic* Ex.: metricPertaining to to a meter
Pertaining to or resembling: -ical (ic + al) Ex.: anatomicalPertaining to anatomy
Pertaining to or resembling: -ile Ex.: febrilePertaining to fever
Pertaining to or resembling: -oid Ex.: toxoidresembling toxin
Pertaining to or resembling: -ory Ex.: respiratoryPertaining to respiration
Pertaining to or resembling: -ous Ex.: venousPertaining to vein
Condition of: -ia Ex.: Phobiaa condition of persistent and exaggerated fear
Condition of: -ism Ex.: Alcoholisma condition of increase alcohol intake
Condition of: -sis* Ex.: acidosisacid condition of body fluids
Condition of: -iasis amebiasisa condition of pathogenic infection
Diagnostic: -gram/ -graphyRecord, writing
Diagnostic: -graphinstrument for recording
Diagnostic: -meterinstrument for measuring
Diagnostic: -metryact of measuring/ measurement
Diagnostic: -scopeInstrument for examining or viewing
Diagnostic: -scopyVisualization or visual examination
Surgical procedures: -centesisSurgical puncture
Surgical procedures: -clast or -clasisTo beak
Surgical procedures: -desisBinding, fixation (bone or joint)
Surgical procedures: -ectomySurgical excision, removal, or cutting out
Surgical procedures: -lysisSeparation; destruction; beakdown
Surgical procedures: -pexy/-pexisSurgical fixation (of an organ)
Surgical procedures: -plastySurgical repair or shaping
Surgical procedures: -rrhaphySuturing in place
Surgical procedures: -stomySurgical opening or forming an opening
Surgical procedures: -tomeInstrument to cut
Surgical procedures: -tomySurgical incision or cut
Surgical procedures: -tripsyCrushing
Pathological or disease condition: -algia/-dyniaPain
Pathological or disease condition: -celeHernia, protrusion
Pathological or disease condition: -ectasis/-ecstasiaDilation or expansion
Pathological or disease condition: -edemaSwelling
Pathological or disease condition: -emesisVomiting
Pathological or disease condition: -emiaBlood
Pathological or disease condition: -gen/-genesisForming, producing, origin
Pathological or disease condition: -iasis/-ism/-esisAbnormal condition
Pathological or disease condition: -itisInflammation
Pathological or disease condition: -lithStone,Calculus
Pathological or disease condition: -malaciasoftening
Pathological or disease condition: -megalyenlargement
Pathological or disease condition: -omaTumor
Pathological or disease condition: -osis (noted: used mostly with blood cells)Abnormal condition
Pathological or disease condition: -pathy (Note: Maybe used as prefix and rootword as patho-)Disease
Pathological or disease condition: -peniaDecrease; deficiency
Pathological or disease condition: -phagiaeating or swallowing
Pathological or disease condition: -phasiaspeech
Pathological or disease condition: -phobiaFear
Pathological or disease condition: -plasia/-plasmFormation, growth, molding
Pathological or disease condition: -PlegiaParalysis
Pathological or disease condition: -ParesisWeakness
Pathological or disease condition: -ptosisDropping of an organ, Prolapse, downward displacement
Pathological or disease condition: -rrhage/-rrhagiaExcessive flow or bursting forth
Pathological or disease condition: -rrheaDischarge,flow
Pathological or disease condition: -rrhexisRupture
Pathological or disease condition: -SclerosisAbnormal condition of hardening
Pathological or disease condition: -spasmInvoluntary contraction, twitching
Pathological or disease condition: -stenosisNarrowing, stricture
Pathological or disease condition: -toxicPoison
Pathological or disease condition: -trophyNourishment, development
Medical specialties: -ian/-icianSpecialist in a field of study
Medical specialties: -iatricsmedical specialty
Medical specialties: -iatrymedical specialty
Medical specialties: -icsmedical specialty
Medical specialties: -ist/logistSpecialist in a field of study
Medical specialties: -logystudy of
Miscellaneous: -acusishearing or condition of hearing
Miscellaneous: -astheniaWeakness
Miscellaneous: -cle/-culesmall
Miscellaneous: -cytecell
Miscellaneous: -esthesiasensation, feeling
Miscellaneous: -form/-oldresembling; shape like
Miscellaneous: -lepsySeizure
Miscellaneous: -opiaVision or condition of vision
Miscellaneous: -parousGiven birth
Miscellaneous: -pneaBreathing
Miscellaneous: -ptysisSpitting
Miscellaneous: -uriaurine or urination
Miscellaneous: -dipsiaThirst
Miscellaneous: -pepsisDigestion
Miscellaneous: -gnosisKnowledge