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What does the suffix '-ectomy' refer to?
Which of the following suffixes indicates a condition of enlargement?
The suffix '-phobia' is used to describe what type of condition?
Which suffix refers to a surgical procedure for joining two structures?
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What does the suffix '-asis' commonly refer to?
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What is the meaning of the suffix '-algia'?
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Which suffix is used to indicate the formation of stones in a body part?
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What does the suffix '-emia' indicate?
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Study Notes
Common Suffixes in Medical Terminology
- -a, -e, -y: General suffixes used in various terms.
- -emia: Refers to blood conditions.
- -esis, -osis, -ia, -ism: Indicate conditions or states.
- -ole, -ule, -ula: Denote small sizes; used in terms like arteriole.
- -ion, -tion: Indicate the process or action of a verb.
- -ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ory, -ous, -ic, -tic, -eal: Pertaining to or relating to a specific subject.
- -centesis: Surgical procedure involving puncturing to withdraw fluid.
- -desis: Surgical binding or stabilization.
- -clasis: Surgical breaking or refracturing.
- -tripsy: Surgical crushing.
- -pexy: Surgical fixation.
- -plasty: Surgical repair or reconstruction.
- -rrhaphy: Surgical suturing.
- -ize: To make or become.
- -lysis: Breakdown or decomposition.
- -gram: A record or image.
- -graph: Instrument for recording.
- -graphy, -metry, -scope: Techniques related to recording, measuring, or viewing.
- -tomy: Surgical incision.
- -stomy: Formation of an opening.
- -ectomy: Surgical removal of a body part.
Specific Medical Terms
- -algia, -dynia: Indicate pain; e.g., fibromyalgia (muscle pain).
- -blast: Refers to a developing cell.
- -cele: Indicates a herniation or swelling.
- -cide: Refers to killing; e.g., pesticide.
- -crine: Relates to secretion.
- -cyte: Indicates a cell type, e.g., erythrocyte (red blood cell).
- -emesis: Refers to vomiting; e.g., hyperemesis (excessive vomiting).
- Edema: Swelling due to excess fluid; lymphedema specifically refers to lymph fluid accumulation.
- -gen: Refers to something that produces or generates; e.g., glycogen (a form of stored sugar).
- -genic: Pertaining to the production of; e.g., carcinogenic (cancer-causing).
- -genesis: The process of formation; e.g., carcinogenesis (cancer formation).
- -carcin/o: Relating to cancer; e.g., carcinoma (cancerous tumor).
- -itis: Indicates inflammation; e.g., appendicitis (inflammation of the appendix).
- -lepsy: Refers to seizures; e.g., epilepsy (seizure disorder).
- -lith: Refers to stone; e.g., rhinolith (stone in the nose).
- -lithiasis: Presence or formation of stones; e.g., cholelithiasis (gallbladder stones).
- -mania: Obsession or mental disorder; e.g., pyromania (obsession with fire).
- -megaly: Enlargement of an organ; e.g., cardiomegaly (enlargement of the heart).
- -oma: Refers to tumors; e.g., hematoma (mass of blood).
- -pathy: Indicates a disease condition; e.g., myopathy (muscle disease).
- -penia: Refers to deficiency; e.g., leukocytopenia (low white blood cell count).
- -philia: Indicates abnormal attraction; e.g., necrophilia (attraction to dead bodies).
- -phobia: Refers to an abnormal fear; e.g., necrophobia (fear of dead bodies).
- -phasia: Relates to speech; e.g., aphasia (loss of ability to speak).
- -phagia: Refers to eating or swallowing.
- -pepsia: Relates to digestion.
- -ptosis: Indicates drooping or prolapse; e.g., blepharoptosis (drooping eyelid).
- -rrhagia, -rrhage: Refer to excessive flow or bleeding.
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Test your knowledge on various medical suffixes used in terminology. This quiz covers suffixes related to pain, surgery, and anatomical processes. Challenge yourself to identify their meanings and applications in a medical context.
