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-genesis; -genic

pertaining to formation, producing

-globin; -globulin

protein

-oid

derived from, resembling

-phylaxis

<p>protection</p> Signup and view all the answers

-stitial

<p>pertaining to standing, positioned</p> Signup and view all the answers

-blast

<p>embryonic</p> Signup and view all the answers

-cyte

<p>cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

-aemia

<p>condition of blood</p> Signup and view all the answers

-in; -ine

<p>made of, having the nature of</p> Signup and view all the answers

-megaly

<p>enlargement</p> Signup and view all the answers

-tropin

<p>stimulate, act on</p> Signup and view all the answers

-uria

<p>urine condition</p> Signup and view all the answers

-constriction

<p>narrowing</p> Signup and view all the answers

-dilation

<p>widening</p> Signup and view all the answers

-meter

<p>measure</p> Signup and view all the answers

-pepsia

<p>digestion</p> Signup and view all the answers

-phagia

<p>eating, swallowing</p> Signup and view all the answers

-rrhaga; -rrhagia

<p>bursting forth</p> Signup and view all the answers

-rrhaphy

<p>suturing</p> Signup and view all the answers

-rrhoea

<p>flow, discharge</p> Signup and view all the answers

-spasm

<p>sudden, involuntary contraction of muscle</p> Signup and view all the answers

-tresia

<p>opening</p> Signup and view all the answers

-emesis

<p>vomiting</p> Signup and view all the answers

-aesthesia

<p>feeling, nervous sensation</p> Signup and view all the answers

-algesia

<p>excessive sensitivity to pain</p> Signup and view all the answers

-algia

<p>pain</p> Signup and view all the answers

-kenesia

<p>condition of movement</p> Signup and view all the answers

-kenetic

<p>movement</p> Signup and view all the answers

-lepsy

<p>seizure</p> Signup and view all the answers

-paraesis

<p>slight paralysis/weakness</p> Signup and view all the answers

-phasia

<p>speech</p> Signup and view all the answers

-plegia

<p>paralysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

-praxia

<p>action, achieve, do</p> Signup and view all the answers

-mania

<p>state of mental disorder, obsessive preoccupation</p> Signup and view all the answers

-phobia

<p>fear (condition of)</p> Signup and view all the answers

-phoria

<p>feeling, emotional state</p> Signup and view all the answers

-thymia

<p>condition of the mind, emotion</p> Signup and view all the answers

-clysis

<p>irrigating, washing</p> Signup and view all the answers

-poietin

<p>substance that forms</p> Signup and view all the answers

-tripsy

<p>to crush</p> Signup and view all the answers

-uresis

<p>urine protection</p> Signup and view all the answers

-cele

<p>hernia</p> Signup and view all the answers

-amnios

<p>amniotic fluid</p> Signup and view all the answers

-cyesis

<p>pregnancy</p> Signup and view all the answers

-para

<p>to bear, bring forth</p> Signup and view all the answers

-partum, labour

<p>childbirth</p> Signup and view all the answers

-rrhexia

<p>rupture</p> Signup and view all the answers

-schisis

<p>split</p> Signup and view all the answers

-tocia

<p>condition of labour, childbirth</p> Signup and view all the answers

-version

<p>to turn</p> Signup and view all the answers

-arche

<p>beginning, first</p> Signup and view all the answers

-atresia

<p>closure, absence of opening</p> Signup and view all the answers

-cision

<p>cutting</p> Signup and view all the answers

-ism

<p>state of</p> Signup and view all the answers

-one

<p>hormone</p> Signup and view all the answers

-pexy

<p>fixation, put in place</p> Signup and view all the answers

-stomy

<p>create surgical opening</p> Signup and view all the answers

-oma

<p>treatment</p> Signup and view all the answers

-therapy

<p>treatment</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Suffixes and Prefixes in Medical Terminology

  • -gen, -genic: relating to production or origin (e.g., erythrocyte genesis)
  • -globin, -globulin: referring to proteins in the blood (e.g., hemoglobin)
  • -aemia: relating to blood conditions (e.g., anaemia)
  • -blast: referring to immature cells (e.g., blastula)
  • -cyte: referring to cells (e.g., erythrocyte)
  • -megaly: referring to enlargement (e.g., cardiomegaly)
  • -mania: referring to excessive or abnormal states (e.g., megalomania)

Functional Terms

  • -tropin: referring to hormones that stimulate or influence (e.g., thyrotropin)
  • -uria: relating to urine or urination (e.g., haematuria)
  • -phagia: referring to eating or swallowing (e.g., dysphagia)
  • -rrhagia, -rrhagia: referring to abnormal or excessive bleeding (e.g., haemorrhagia)
  • -rrhaphy: referring to suturing or repair (e.g., rhinorrhaphy)
  • -rrhoea: referring to abnormal flow or discharge (e.g., haemorrhoea)
  • -spasm: referring to muscle contractions (e.g., bronchospasm)
  • -tresia: referring to a perforation or hole (e.g., gastrotresia)

Sensory Terms

  • -aesthesia: referring to sensation or feeling (e.g., anaesthesia)
  • -algesia: referring to pain or painful sensations (e.g., analgesia)
  • -alga: referring to pain or painful sensations (e.g., neuralgia)
  • -kenesia: referring to movement or motion (e.g., kinesia)
  • -kenetic: referring to movement or motion (e.g., kinetic)
  • -lepsy: referring to seizures or attacks (e.g., epilepsy)
  • -paraesis: referring to partial paralysis (e.g., hemiparesis)
  • -phasia: referring to speech or language (e.g., aphasia)
  • -plegia: referring to paralysis (e.g., hemiplegia)
  • -praxia: referring to movement or action (e.g., dyspraxia)

Other Terms

  • -cysis: referring to surgical puncture or aspiration (e.g., thoracocentesis)
  • -poietin: referring to the production of cells or substances (e.g., erythropoietin)
  • -tripsy: referring to crushing or grinding (e.g., lithotripsy)
  • -uresis: referring to urination or urinary functions (e.g., polyuresis)
  • -cele: referring to a hernia or protrusion (e.g., hydrocele)
  • -amnios: referring to the amnion or amniotic sac (e.g., amniocentesis)
  • -cyesis: referring to pregnancy or childbirth (e.g., ectopic pregnancy)
  • -para: referring to abnormal or defective conditions (e.g., paraphimosis)
  • -partum, labour: referring to childbirth or birth (e.g., postpartum)
  • -rrhexia: referring to rupture or bursting (e.g., aortic rupture)
  • -schisis: referring to splitting or dividing (e.g., schistosomiasis)
  • -tocia: referring to childbirth or birth (e.g., dystocia)
  • -version: referring to turning or rotation (e.g., version)

General Terms

  • -archy: referring to a chief or primary position (e.g., hierarchy)
  • -atresia: referring to absence or closure (e.g., atrial atresia)
  • -cission: referring to cutting or surgical removal (e.g., circumcision)
  • -ism: referring to a condition or state (e.g., hypothyroidism)
  • -one: referring to a condition or state (e.g., hypertone)
  • -pexy: referring to surgical fixation or suspension (e.g., nephropexy)
  • -stomy: referring to a surgical creation of an opening (e.g., colostomy)
  • -oma: referring to a tumour or swelling (e.g., carcinoma)
  • -therapy: referring to treatment or healing (e.g., chemotherapy)

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