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What does the suffix '-ac' mean?
What does '-agra' signify?
Excessive pain
What does '-algia' refer to?
Pain
What does the term 'apheresis' mean?
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What does '-asthenia' indicate?
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What does the suffix '-ase' represent?
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What does '-ate' mean?
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What does '-atresia' signify?
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What does '-capnia' refer to?
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What does '-cele' indicate?
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What does '-centesis' mean?
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What does '-cidal' signify?
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What does '-clasia' or '-clast' mean?
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What does '-cle', '-cule', or '-ole' denote?
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What does '-clysis' refer to?
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What does '-coccus' or '-coccis' signify?
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What does '-crit' mean?
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What does '-crine' signify?
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What does '-cyte' mean?
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What does '-desis' indicate?
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What does '-drome' signify?
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What does '-dynia' refer to?
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What does '-ectasis' mean?
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What does '-ectomy' indicate?
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What does '-ectopic' signify?
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What does '-emesis' mean?
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What does '-emia' refer to?
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What does '-ent' or '-er' signify?
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What does '-ia' mean?
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What does '-esis', '-ia', '-a', '-ism', '-ity', '-y', '-osis', '-tion', '-sis', or '-iasis' denote?
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What does '-form' or '-oid' signify?
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What does '-gen' or '-genic' mean?
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What does '-genesis' signify?
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What does '-gram' mean?
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What does '-graph' signify?
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What does '-graphy' mean?
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What does '-iac' indicate?
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What does '-inlet' or '-ile' mean?
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What does '-ician' signify?
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What does '-ictal' denote?
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What does '-ist' or '-ologist' mean?
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What does '-ites' or '-itis' indicate?
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What does '-ium' mean?
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What does '-ize' signify?
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What does '-logy' mean?
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What does '-lysis' or '-lytic' refer to?
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What does '-ma' or '-mat' signify?
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What does '-malacia' mean?
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What does '-mania' signify?
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What does '-megaly' mean?
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What does '-metor' refer to?
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What does '-metry' denote?
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What does '-morph' signify?
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What does '-oma' mean?
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What does '-opsy' signify?
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What does '-oxia' mean?
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What does '-paresis' indicate?
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What does '-pathy' mean?
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What does '-penia' signify?
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What does '-pepsia' mean?
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What does '-pexy' or '-pexis' signify?
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What does '-phagia' or '-phagy' mean?
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What does '-philia' or '-phily' signify?
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What does '-phobia' mean?
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What does '-phonia' indicate?
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What does '-phoria' mean?
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What does '-physis' signify?
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What does '-plasia' or '-plasm' mean?
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What does '-plasty' indicate?
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What does '-plegia' signify?
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What does '-pnea' mean?
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What does '-poiesis' indicate?
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What does '-porosis' signify?
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What does '-prandial' mean?
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What does '-praxia' indicate?
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What does '-ptosis' mean?
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What does '-rrhage' or '-rrhagia' signify?
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What does '-rrhaphy' mean?
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What does '-rrhea' refer to?
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What does '-rrhexis' signify?
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What does '-sarcoma' mean?
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What does '-schisis' signify?
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What does '-sclerosis' mean?
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What does '-scope' mean?
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What does '-scopy' signify?
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What does '-sepsis' mean?
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What does '-spasm' refer to?
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What does '-stasis' mean?
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What does '-stenosis' refer to?
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What does '-stomy' signify?
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What does '-tome' mean?
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What does '-tomy' signify?
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What does '-tripsy' mean?
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What does '-trophy' signify?
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Study Notes
Medical Terminology Suffixes
- Suffixes often indicate a relationship or condition pertaining to something.
- Common suffixes include -ac, -al, -ic, -ary, and -ar, all meaning "pertaining to."
Pain-Related Suffixes
- -agra signifies excessive pain.
- -algia indicates pain in a specific area.
- -dynia is another term for pain.
Removal and Excision Suffixes
- -apheresis refers to the removal of a substance.
- -ectomy implies the excision or removal of tissue or organs.
- -desis means binding or fixation of a bone or joint.
Weakness and Softening
- -asthenia represents a condition of weakness.
- -malacia indicates softening of a tissue.
Bacterial and Cellular Terms
- -coccus, -coccis denotes spherical bacteria.
- -cyte refers to a cell.
Surgical Procedures and Instruments
- -centesis represents a surgical puncture.
- -tome is an instrument specifically designed to cut.
- -scopy refers to the visual examination process.
Abnormal Conditions
- -osis denotes an abnormal condition or disease.
- -ia signifies a general condition.
- -penia refers to a deficiency.
Inflammation and Disease Indicators
- -itis indicates inflammation.
- -pathy signifies disease or emotion.
Measurement and Structure
- -metry denotes the act of measurement.
- -ium relates to structure or tissue.
Growth and Development
- -plasty relates to surgical repair or restoration.
- -trophy signifies development or nourishment.
- -gen, -genic indicates producing or causing.
Specializations and Conditions
- -ologist refers to a specialist in a specific field.
- -ia, -ism often highlight an abnormal state or process.
Other Important Suffixes
- -rrhea indicates flow or discharge.
- -emia refers to a blood condition.
- -spasm denotes a sudden involuntary muscle contraction.
Summary
- Understanding these suffixes helps in grasping medical terminology, relating to conditions, procedures, and anatomy.
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