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Pharmacy- Common Medical Terms
Medical Terminology, Suffixes
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01/02/2007
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Term
-ase, (sucrase)
 Definition
an enzyme
Term
-ate, (sulfate)
 Definition
a salt or ester of an acid
Term
-cidal, (bactericidal)
 Definition
killing, destroying
Term
-cide, (bactericidal)
 Definition
killing, destroying
Term
-cyte (macrocyte)
 Definition
cell
Term
-ectomy, (splenectomy)
 Definition
excision, removal
Term
-gram, (electocardiogram)
 Definition
recording
Term
-graph, (polygraph)
 Definition
recording instrument
Term
-ia, (trichomoniasis)
 Definition
condition
Term
-iasis, (trichomoniasis)
 Definition
condition
Term
-ic, (physiologic)
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ism, (trophism)
 Definition
condition, disease
Term
-itis, (nephritis)
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-lepsis, (epilepsy)
 Definition
seizure
Term
-lepsy, (epilepsy)
 Definition
seizure
Term
-ology, (biology, nephrology)
 Definition
study of
Term
-megaly, (acromegaly)
 Definition
large
Term
-oid, (lymphoid)
 Definition
resemblance to
Term
-oma, (keratoma)
 Definition
tumor, neoplasm
Term
-omata, (keratoma)
 Definition
tumor, neoplasm
Term
-one, (acetone)
 Definition
chemical ketone group
Term
-otomy, (lobotomy)
 Definition
incision, cutting into
Term
-pathy, (cardiopathy)
 Definition
disease
Term
-penia, (leukopenia)
 Definition
deficiency
Term
-phage, (polyphagia)
 Definition
eating
Term
-phagia, (polyphagia)
 Definition
eating
Term
-phobe, (claustrophobic)
 Definition
afraid of
Term
-phobic, (claustrophobic)
 Definition
afraid of
Term
-plegia, (paraplegia)
 Definition
paralysis
Term
-poiesis, (hematopoiesis)
 Definition
production
Term
-rrhagia, (hemorrhage)
 Definition
discharge
Term
-rrhage, (hemorrhage)
 Definition
discharge
Term
-rrhea, (rhinorrhea, diarrhea)
 Definition
flowing
Term
-scope, (microscope)
 Definition
instrument for viewing
Term
-scopy, (microscopy)
 Definition
use of instrument for viewing
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-stat, (bacteriostat)
 Definition
agent to prevent change
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-trophic, (lymphotrophic)
 Definition
food, nutrition
Term
-uria, (glycosuria)
 Definition
urine
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