-a
Terms
undefined, object
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- -a
- state,condition
- -ac
-
adjective-forming suffix
pretaining to - -ac, -iac
- pretaining to
- -acusis
- hearing condition
- -al
- Latin-derived asjective-forming suffix
- -algesia
- pain
- -algia
- pain
-
-algia
-dynia - pain
- -amnios
- amnion, amniotic fluid
- -apheresis
- removal, carry away
- -ar
- pretaining to
- -arche
- beginning
- -ary
- pretaining to
- -ase
-
noun-forming suffix
forms names of enzymes - -asia, -asis
- state,condition
- -asthenia
- weakness
- -blast
- embryonic, immature
- -cel-
-
combining form
hernia, tumor, swelling - -cele
- hernia
- -centesis
- surgical removeal of fluid
- -clud-,-clus-
-
combining form
close - -coccus
- berry-shapped bacterium
- -cusis
- hearing
- -cyesis
- pregnancy
- -cyte
- cell
- -cytosis
- more than the normal number of cells
- -desis
-
combining form
binding - -drome
- to run
- -dynia
- pain
- -eal
- pertaining to
- -ectasia, -ectasis
-
compound suffix form
dilation, enlargement - -ectasis
- expansion dialation
- -ectasis, -ectasia
- streching, dialation, dilation
- -ectomy
-
compound suffix form
surgical excision;removal of an(total excision)of an organ - -ema
-
noun-forming suffix
state,condition - -emat
-
combining form (of nouns ending in -ema)
state,condition - -emesis
- vomiting
- -emia
- blood condition