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What does the suffix 'ary' mean?
What does the suffix 'ia' represent?
Condition
What is the meaning of the suffix 'itis'?
Inflammation
What does 'ation' indicate?
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What does the suffix 'pathy' mean?
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What does the suffix 'ion' signify?
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What does the suffix 'um' refer to?
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What does the suffix 'ist' mean?
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What does the suffix 'scopy' mean?
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What does 'gram' refer to?
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What does 'oma' mean?
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What does the suffix 'ose' indicate?
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What does 'rrhea' mean?
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What does 'plasty' refer to?
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What does 'osis' signify?
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What does 'ectomy' mean?
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What does the suffix 'genesis' signify?
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What does 'penia' mean?
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What does the suffix 'oid' represent?
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What does 'tom' in 'otomy' refer to?
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What does 'algia' mean?
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Study Notes
Medical Terminology Suffixes
- Suffixes indicating "pertaining to": ary, atory, ic, al, tic, ous, ive, ical, ior, ar, atic, ant, ate, ial, alis
- Ia: Represents a condition or state of being
- Itis: Denotes inflammation within a tissue or organ
- Ation: Refers to a process
- Pathy: Indicates a disease or disorder
- Ion: Signifies an action
- Um: Pertains to tissue
- Ist: Identifies a specialist in a specific field
- Scopy: Means to view or examine
- Gram: Represents a record of data or findings
- Oma: Indicates a tumor or mass
- Ose: Means full of or characterized by
- Rrhea: Refers to flow or discharge, typically bodily
- Plasty: Involves surgical repair or reconstructive procedures
- Osis: Indicates an abnormal condition, often pathological
- Ectomy: Refers to surgical removal of a part or organ
- Iatry/Iatrist: Relates to treatment and specialist in medical care
- Graphy/Graph: Refers to the act of recording or a record itself
- Desis: Pertains to the binding together of bones or joints
- Lum: Refers to a small structure
- Cyte: Denotes a cell
- Sis: Indicates an abnormal condition
- Malacia: Refers to abnormal softness of tissue
- Plasia: Indicates formation, often of cells or tissues
- Oid: Means resembling or like
- Penia: Indicates a deficiency
- Centesis: Refers to a puncture to remove fluid
- Scope: A tool used for viewing internal structures
- Ity/ism: Relates to a condition or state
- Elle: Represents something small
- Some: Refers to a body or structure
- Plasm: Indicates something that is formed
- Lyte: Means soluble
- Ent: Denotes the end result of a process
- Stasis: Indicates a state of standing still or stagnation
- Opsy: Involves viewing or observing
- Ery: Refers to a process relating to a function or condition
- Gen: Indicates birth or origin
- Dermat: Relates to skin
- Ment: Refers to action or state
- Algia: Indicates pain or painful condition
- In: Means not or into
- Imus: Indicates the most extreme
- Esis: Denotes a condition related to a process
- Megaly: Refers to enlargement of an organ or structure
- Ence: Indicates forming, quality, or state
- Ency: Relates to condition or quality of
- Ade: Denotes a process
- Ize/Ization: Refers to action in a specific manner or process of performing an action
- Lysis: Indicates destruction or breakdown
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Test your knowledge of medical terminology suffixes with this quiz. Discover the meanings and applications of various suffixes used in the medical field. Perfect for students in health-related courses or professionals looking to refresh their knowledge.
