HOSA MEDTERM STUDY- SUFFIXES

STUDY

-ac

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

-algesia

pain; sensitivity

-algia

pain

-an

pertaining to

-ant

substance that promotes

-ar

pertaining to

-arche

beginning

-ary

pertaining to

-ase

enzyme

-assay

to analyze

-asthenia

weakness

-atic

pertaining to

-ation

process; condition

-blast

developing cell

-capnia

carbon dioxide

-carcinoma

cancerous tumor

-cele

hernia; swelling; protusion

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-ceps

heads (attachments)

-chezia

defecation; elimination of waste

-clysis

irrigation; washing

-crit

to separate

-cusis

hearing

-cyesis

state of pregnancy

-cyte

cell

-derma

skin

-dermis

skin

-desis

to bind; tie together

-dipsia

thirst

-dynia

pain

-e

noun suffix with no meaning

-eal

pertaining to

-ectasis

dilation; expansion

-ectomy

surgical removal; excision

-edema

swelling; fluid retention

-ema

condition

-emesis

vomiting

-emia

blood condition

-emic

pertaining to blood condition

-esis

action; condition; state of

-esthesia

feeling; sensation

-fusion

to pour; to come together

-gen

substance that produces

-genesis

formation

-genic

produced by or in

-globulin

protein

-grade

to go

-gram

record; image

-graphy

process of recording

-gravida

pregnant

-ia

condition

-iac

pertaining to

-ial

pertaining to

-iasis

abnormal condition

-ic

pertaining to

-ical

pertaining to

-in

chemical; chemical compound; substance

-ine

chemical; chemical compound; substance

-ion

process; state; condition

-ior

pertaining to

-ism

process; condition

-ist

specialist

-itis

inflammation

-ive

substance that promotes

-lepsy

seizure

-leptic

to seize; take hold of

-logist

specialist

-logy

study of

-lysis

breakdown; separation; loosening

-lytic

pertaining to breakdown or destruction

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlargement

-meter

measure

-metry

process of measuring

-oid

like; resembling

-oma

tumor; mass

-opia

vision condition

-opsy

view of; viewing

-or

one who ( or something that) takes action or does something

-orexia

appetite

-ory

pertaining to

-ose

full of; pertaining to; sugar

-osis

abnormal condition

-osmia

smell

-otia

ear condition

-para

to bear (offspring)

-paresis

weakness

-partum

childbirth; labor

-pathy

disease

-penia

deficiency

-pepsia

digestion

-pexy

surgical fixation

-phage

eat; swallow

-phagia

eating; swallowing

-phasia

speech

-pheresis

removal

-phil

love; attraction for

-philia

love; attraction for

-phonia

voice