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What does the suffix '-algie' refer to?
What does the suffix '-algie' refer to?
- inflammation
- flow
- cell
- pain (correct)
Which suffix is associated with the procedure of puncturing?
Which suffix is associated with the procedure of puncturing?
- -sténose
- -trophie
- -thérapie
- -centèse (correct)
What does the suffix '-actomie' denote?
What does the suffix '-actomie' denote?
- repair
- ablation (correct)
- narrowing
- dilation
Which of the following suffixes indicates a connection or joining?
Which of the following suffixes indicates a connection or joining?
What does the suffix '-pathie' signify?
What does the suffix '-pathie' signify?
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What does the suffix '-algie' mean?
What does the suffix '-algie' mean?
Indicates a painful condition. Examples: neuralgia, cephalalgia.
What does the suffix '-centesis' mean?
What does the suffix '-centesis' mean?
Refers to the process of puncturing a body part. Examples: thoracentesis, amniocentesis.
What does the suffix '-lysis' mean?
What does the suffix '-lysis' mean?
Indicates the destruction of a cell. Examples: cytolysis, hemolysis.
What does the suffix '-emia' mean?
What does the suffix '-emia' mean?
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What does the suffix '-itis' mean?
What does the suffix '-itis' mean?
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Study Notes
Medical Suffixes
- -algie: pain
- -centèse: puncture, aspiration
- -cide: to kill
- -crine: to secrete
- -cyte: cell
- -ectasie: dilation
- -ectomie: removal (surgical)
- -émie: blood condition
- -émèse: vomiting
- -gène: originating from
- -genèse: origin, creation
- -gramme: written record
- -graphie: process of recording/examination
- -ite: inflammation
- -logie: study of
- -lyse: destruction
- -mégalie: enlargement
- -ome: tumor
- -ose: condition, deterioration
- -pathie: disease
- -phagie: eating, consuming
- -phile: attraction of
- -phobe: aversion to
- -plastie: surgical repair
- -plégie: paralysis
- -pénie: deficiency
- -pepsie: digestion
- -pexie: fixation
- -ptose: drooping, falling
- -rragie: bleeding, flow
- -rrhée: flow, discharge
- -scopie: visual examination
- -sténose: narrowing
- -stomie: creation of an opening
- -thérapie: treatment
- -tomie: incision
- -trophie: nourishment, growth
- -urie: urine production
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