Medical Terminology Terminations
Terms
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- x-it/is
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the inflammation of x
Diagnostic - x-o/rrhex/is
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the rupturing of x
Diagnostic - x-o-schis/is
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the splitting of x
Diagnostic - x-ias/is
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the abnormal presence of x
Diagnostic - x-o-clas/is
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the breaking of x
Diagnostic - x-os/is
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an abnormal condition involving x
Diagnostic - x-o-path/y
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a disease of x
Diagnostic - x-o-megal/y
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the enlargement of x
Diagnostic - x-o-phag/y
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the ingestion of x
the eating of x
Diagnostic - x-o-gen/es/is
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the production of x
Diagnostic
(es/is) bears no predictable independent meaning - x-o-poi/es/is
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the formation of x
Diagnostic
(es/is) bears no predictable independent meaning - x-o-kin/es/is
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the movement of x
Diagnostic
(es/is) bears no predictable independent meaning - Diagnostic
- words describing medical disorders
- x-ia
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an abnormal condition involving x
(primary suffix) - x-ist
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one who (does the action of) x
one who specializes in x
(primary suffix) - x-in
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a substance (which does the action) of x
(primary suffix) - x-alg/ia
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pain in(volving) x
(diagnostic) - x-odyn/ia
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pain in(volving) x
(diagnostic) - x-o-pleg/ia
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the paralysis of x
(diagnostic) - x-o-pen/ia
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a deficiency of x
(diagnostic) - x-o/rrag/ia
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the rapid flowing of (something from) x
(diagnostic) - x-o-malac/ia
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the softening of x
(diagnostic) - x-o-necr/os/is
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the death of x
(diagnostic) - x-o-sten/os/is
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the narrowing of x
(diagnostic) - x-o-scler/os/is
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the hardening of x
(diagnostic) - x-o/pt/os/is
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the downward displacement of x
(diagnostic) - x-agr/a
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gouty pain in x
(diagnostic) - x-o/rrhe/a
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the flowing of (something from) x
(diagnostic) - x-edema
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the swelling of x
(diagnostic) - x-o-cel/e
- the protrusion of (something through) x
- x-o-lith
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a calculus in(involving) x
(Diagnostic) - x-o-spasm
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a spasm of x
(Diagnostic) - x-ism/us
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a spasm of x
(Diagnostic) - x-ec/top/ia
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the displacement of x
(Diagnostic) - x-ec/tas/ia
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the distention of x
(Diagnostic) - x-o-plas/ia
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the formation of x
[no "abnormality" is implied]
(Diagnostic) - x-o-dys/plas/ia
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the defective formation of x
(Diagnostic) - x-o-troph/y
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the growth/nourishment of x
(Diagnostic) - x-o-dys/troph/y
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the defective growth of x
(Diagnostic) - x-a/troph/y
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the lack of growth of x
(Diagnostic) - x-a/sthen/ia
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the lack of strength of x
(Diagnostic) - x-o-therap/y
- treatment by means of x(therapeutic)
- x-iatr/y
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the healing of x
(therapeutic) - x-o-stas/is
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the stopping of x
(therapeutic) - x-o-plast/y
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the surgical repairing of x
(therapeutic) - x-o-cent/es/is
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the surgical puncturing of x
(therapeutic) - x-o/rrhaph/y
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the suturing of x
(therapeutic) - x-o/tom/y
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the cutting of x
(therapeutic) - x-ec/tom/y
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the cutting out of x
(therapeutic) - x-o/stom/y
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the making of an opening in x
(therapeutic) - x-ic/s
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the science of x
(therapeutic) - x-o/log/y
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the study of x
(therapeutic) - x-o-scop/y
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the examination of x
(therapeutic) - x-o-metr/y
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the measurement of x
(therapeutic) - x-o-graph/y
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the recording of x
(therapeutic) - x-o-pex/y
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the adhesion of x (diagnostic)
the fixation of x
(therapeutic) - x-o-lys/is
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the disintegration of x (diagnostic)
the separation of the adhesions of x (therapeutic) - x-o-trop/ism
- the tendency to preferentially affect x (diagnostic or therapeutic)
- x-o-phag/e
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a cell which ingests x
(concrete noun) - x-o/tom/e
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an instrument for cutting x
(concrete noun) - x-ec/tom/e
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an instrument for cutting out x
(concrete noun) - x-o-scop/e
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an instrument for examining x
(concrete noun) - x-o-clast
- something which breaks x (concrete noun)
- x-o-stat
- an instrument for stopping x(concrete noun)
- x-o-gen
- a substance which produces x (concrete noun)
- x-o-path
- one with a disease of x (concrete noun)
- x-o-graph
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an instrument for recording x
(concrete noun) - x-o-gram
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a record of x
(concrete noun) - x-o-meter
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an instrument for measuring x
(concrete noun) - x-o-gen/ic
- producing x
- x-o-gen/ous
- produced by x
- x-o-trop/ic
- preferentially affecting x
- Inflectional Endings
- used in Latin to indicate whether a word is nominative or possessive; singular or plural; masculine, feminine, or neutral