Surgery Suffixes
Medical Word Elements
Path. Suffixes
Diag. Suffixes
Noun Suffixes
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The Suffix meaning fixation of an organ.
What is -pexy
100
A word element attached to the begining of a word.
What is a prefix
100
The suffix meaning inflammation.
What is -itis
100
The suffix meaning the process of recording.
What is -graphy
100
The suffix meaning condition.
What is -esis, -ia, -ism
200
The suffix meaning to break or fracture.
What is -clasis
200
A word element placed at the end of the word and changes its meaning.
What is a suffix
200
The suffix meaning softening.
What is a -malacia
200
The suffix meaning an instrument with which to view.
What is -scope
200
The suffix meaning medicine-treatment.
What is -iatry
300
The suffix meaning excision or removal.
What is -ectomy
300
The foundation of a medical term, which contains its meaning.
What is a word root
300
The suffix meaning abnormal growth.
What is -oma
300
The suffix meaning the act of measuring.
What is -metry
300
The suffix meaning specialist.
What is -ician
400
The suffix meaning incision into.
What is -tomy
400
This is made when a word root is attached to a vowel.
What is a combining form.
400
The suffix meaning a condition of the blood.
What is -emia
400
The suffix meaning record or writing.
What is -gram
400
The suffix meaning condition-process.
What is -y
500
The name of a procedure forming an opening between the colon and the outisde of the abdomen.
What is a colostomy
500
There are this many basic rules for building medical terms.
What is 3
500
The suffix meaning bursting forth.
What is -rrhagia
500
The suffix meaning abnormal condition (produced by something specific)
What is -iasis
500
The DIMINUTIVE suffix meaning small.
What is -icle, -ole, -ule
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