{"id":192,"date":"2018-07-29T18:10:51","date_gmt":"2018-07-29T18:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/integrativewellnessandmovement.com\/iwmbasicscience\/?p=192"},"modified":"2018-09-05T22:58:38","modified_gmt":"2018-09-05T22:58:38","slug":"medical-terminology-suffixes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/integrativewellnessandmovement.com\/iwmbasicscience\/medicalerminology\/medical-terminology-suffixes\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Terminology: Suffixes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.integrativewellnessandmovement.com\/iwmstudentresources\/MedicalTerminology-suffixes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download this worksheet here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>able<\/strong>: capable of, having ability to<\/li>\n<li><strong>algia<\/strong>: referring to pain<\/li>\n<li><strong>ac, al<\/strong>: pertaining to<\/li>\n<li><strong>asis, asia, esis, osis<\/strong>: condition or state<\/li>\n<li><strong>astheno<\/strong>: weakness<\/li>\n<li><strong>blast<\/strong>: immature cell<\/li>\n<li><strong>cel, cele<\/strong>: swelling, enlarged space, tumor<\/li>\n<li><strong>centesis<\/strong>: referring to an organ or body cavity being punctured (usually to drain excess fluid)<\/li>\n<li><strong>cid, cide, cis<\/strong>: cut, kill, destry<\/li>\n<li><strong>cyte<\/strong>: cell<\/li>\n<li><strong>ectomy<\/strong>: surgical removal of<\/li>\n<li><strong>emia<\/strong>: referring to a substance in blood<\/li>\n<li><strong>ferent<\/strong>: carry<\/li>\n<li><strong>form<\/strong>: shape<\/li>\n<li><strong>genic<\/strong>: causing<\/li>\n<li><strong>gram<\/strong>: record<\/li>\n<li><strong>graph, graphy, gram<\/strong>:\u00a0image\/imaging<\/li>\n<li><strong>ia<\/strong>: state, condition; noun ending<\/li>\n<li><strong>ism<\/strong>: condition, state<\/li>\n<li><strong>itis<\/strong>: inflammation<\/li>\n<li><strong>logy, ology<\/strong>: study of<\/li>\n<li><strong>lysis<\/strong>: decline; disintegration of; destruction of<\/li>\n<li><strong>megaly<\/strong>: enlargement of<\/li>\n<li><strong>malacia<\/strong>: softening<\/li>\n<li><strong>ologist<\/strong>:\u00a0a specialist of<\/li>\n<li><strong>ology<\/strong>: science of<\/li>\n<li><strong>oma<\/strong>: tumor<\/li>\n<li><strong>ory<\/strong>: pertaining to<\/li>\n<li><strong>osis<\/strong>:\u00a0abnormality; disease process<\/li>\n<li><strong>ostomy<\/strong>:\u00a0to make an opening or hole<\/li>\n<li><strong>otomy<\/strong>:\u00a0to cut into, incision<\/li>\n<li><strong>penia<\/strong>: deficiency<\/li>\n<li><strong>path, pathy<\/strong>: disease<\/li>\n<li><strong>phagia<\/strong>: related to eating or swallowing<\/li>\n<li><strong>phasia<\/strong>: relating to speech<\/li>\n<li><strong>phobia<\/strong>: relating to fear<\/li>\n<li><strong>plasty<\/strong>: plastic surgery<\/li>\n<li><strong>plegia<\/strong>: paralysis<\/li>\n<li><strong>pnea<\/strong>: to breathe<\/li>\n<li><strong>ptosis<\/strong>: drooping<\/li>\n<li><strong>retro<\/strong>: behind<\/li>\n<li><strong>rrhage,\u00a0rrhagia<\/strong>: abnormal\/excessive flow\/discharge<\/li>\n<li><strong>rrhaphy<\/strong>: suture of; repair of<\/li>\n<li><strong>rrhea<\/strong>: flow or discharge<\/li>\n<li><strong>scopy, scopic<\/strong>:\u00a0look into, examine<\/li>\n<li><strong>sis<\/strong>: a process, action, or condition<\/li>\n<li><strong>sub<\/strong>: below<\/li>\n<li><strong>taxis<\/strong>: order, arrangement of<\/li>\n<li><strong>trophic<\/strong>: nutrition<\/li>\n<li><strong>therm<\/strong>:\u00a0heat<\/li>\n<li><strong>uria<\/strong>: referring to a substance in the urine<\/li>\n<li><strong>xantho<\/strong>: yellow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Reference<\/p>\n<p>Bliven,\u00a0K. (2014, May 29).\u00a0<em>KINE 5003: Functional anatomy, terminology<\/em>\u00a0[PDF].<\/p>\n<p>Des Moines University, Matz,\u00a0D., &amp; Dyche,\u00a0W. (n.d.). Online Medical Terminology Course. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.dmu.edu\/medterms\/<\/p>\n<p>Jenkins,\u00a0G., &amp; Tortora,\u00a0G.\u00a0J. (2012).\u00a0<em>Anatomy and Physiology: From Science to Life, 3rd Edition International Stu<\/em>. John Wiley &amp; Sons.<\/p>\n<p><em>Medical Terminology<\/em>\u00a0[PDF]. (n.d.). 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