CareerStep MWB, Suffixes
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- -able
- capable of
- -ible
- capable of
- -ac
- pertaining to
- -al
- pertaining to
- -an
- pertaining to
- -ar
- pertaining to
- -ary
- pertaining to
- -eal
- pertaining to
- -ic
- pertaining to
- -ive
- pertaining to
- -tic
- pertaining to
- "capable of"
- -able/-ible
- -algia
- "Pain"
- "Pain"
- -algia
- -ase
- "Enzyme"
- "Enzyme"
- -ase
- -cele
- "Hernia (protusion of organ through its containing wall)"
- "Hernia (protusion of organ through its containing wall)"
- -cele
- -centesis
- "Procedure to aspirate fluid"
- "Procedure to aspirate fluid"
- -centesis
- -ecstasia/-ectasis
- "Dilation"
- "Dilation"
- -ecstasia/-ectasis
- -ectomy
- "Excision or removal"
- "Excision or removal"
- -ectomy
- -edema
- "Swelling"
- "Swelling"
- -edema
- -emesis
- "Vomiting"
- "Vomiting"
- -emesis
- -emia
- "Blood"
- "Blood"
- -emia
- -genic/-genesis
- "Beginning/producing"
- "Beginning/producing"
- -genic/-genesis
- -gram
- "Record"
- "Record"
- -gram
- -graph
- "Instrument for recording"
- "Instrument for recording"
- -graph
- -graphy
- "Process of recording"
- "Process of recording"
- -graphy
- -ia
- "Condition"
- -iasis
- "Condition"
- "Condition"
- -ism
- -ism
- "Condition"
- -ist
- "One who"
- "One who"
- -ist
- -itis
- "inflammation"
- "inflammation"
- -itis
- -ium
- "Membrane"
- "Membrane"
- -ium
- -kinesia
- "Movement/motion"
- -kinesis
- "Movement/motion"
- "Movement/motion"
- -kinesia/-kinesis
- -logist
- "Specialist"
- "Specialist"
- -logist
- -logy
- "Study of"
- "Study of"
- -logy
- -lysis
- "Loosening/freeing/breaking apart/destroying"
- "Loosening/freeing/breaking apart/destroying"
- -lysis
- -lytic
- "Pertaining to destruction/freeing/loosening/breaking apart"
- "Pertaining to destruction/freeing/loosening/breaking apart"
- -lytic
- -malacia
- "Softening"
- "Softening"
- -malacia
- -mania
- "Preoccupation"
- "Preoccupation"
- -mania
- -megaly
- "Enlargement"
- "Enlargement"
- -megaly
- -meter
- "Unit or instrument of measure"
- "Unit or instrument of measure"
- -meter
- -metry
- "Process of measuring"
- "Process of measuring"
- -metry
- -oid
- "Resembling"
- "Resembling"
- -oid
- -oma
- "Tumor"
- "Tumor"
- -oma
- -opia
- "Vision"
- "Vision"
- -opia
- -ose
- "Sugar"
- "Sugar"
- -ose
- -osis
- "Condition" (This particular meaning of condition is usually abnormal)
- "Condition" (This particular meaning of condition is usually abnormal)
- -osis
- -ous
- "Pertaining to/characterized by"
- "Pertaining to/characterized by"
- -ous
- -pathy
- "Disease or abnormality"
- "Disease or abnormality"
- -pathy
- -penia
- "Deficiency"
- "Deficiency"
- -penia
- -pexy
- "surgical fixation"
- "surgical fixation"
- -pexy
- -phagia/-gic/-gy
- "Eating/swallowing"
- "Eating/swallowing"
- -phagia/-gic/-gy
- -phasia
- "Speech"
- "speech"
- -phasia
- -phobia
- "Abnormal fear"
- "Abnormal fear"
- -phobia
- -plasty
- "Surgical repair"
- "Surgical repair"
- -plasty
- -plegia
- "Paralysis"
- "Paralysis"
- -plegia
- -rrhage/-rrhagia
- "Excessive bleeding, flow, or discharge"
- "Excessive bleeding, flow, or discharge"
- -rrhage/-rrhagia
- -rrhaphy
- "Suture"
- "Suture"
- -rrhaphy
- -rrhea
- "Flow or discharge"
- "Flow or discharge"
- -rrhea
- -rrhexis
- "Rupture"
- "Rupture"
- -rrhexis
- -sclerosis
- "Hardening"
- "Hardening"
- -sclerosis
- -scopy
- "Examination with an instrument"
- "Examination with an instrument"
- -scopy
- -spasm
- "Twitching"
- "Twitching"
- -spasm
- -stasis
- "Stopping"
- "Stopping"
- -stasis
- -stomy
- "Forming of an opening"
- "Forming of an opening"
- -stomy
- -tome
- "An instrument for cutting"
- "An instrument for cutting"
- -tome
- -tomy
- "Incision (cutting into)"
- "Incision (cutting into)"
- -tomy
- -tripsy
- "Surgical crushing"
- "Surgical crushing"
- -tripsy
- -trophic/-trophy
- "Nutrition"
- "Nutrition"
- -trophic/-trophy