Medical Terminology - Suffixes

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1.

Abnormal condition
- A.
  
  -osis
- B.
  
  -pathy
- C.
  
  -sis
- D.
  
  -ion
2.

Disease condition
- A.
  
  -pathy
- B.
  
  -sis
- C.
  
  -ion
- D.
  
  -iasis
3.

State of; condition (any)
- A.
  
  -pathy
- B.
  
  -osis
- C.
  
  -iasis
- D.
  
  -sis
4.

Excision, removal
- A.
  
  - stomy
- B.
  
  - tomy
- C.
  
  - ectomy
- D.
  
  - scopy
5.

Process of cutting, incision
- A.
  
  -stomy
- B.
  
  -ectomy
- C.
  
  -tomy
- D.
  
  -pathy
6.

Pain
- A.
  
  -pathy
- B.
  
  -algia
- C.
  
  - oma
- D.
  
  -ptosis
7.

Softening
- A.
  
  -dynia
- B.
  
  - malacia
- C.
  
  - stasis
- D.
  
  - penia
8.

Deficiency
- A.
  
  -trophy
- B.
  
  - plasty
- C.
  
  - penia
- D.
  
  - lysis
9.

Hardening
- A.
  
  - megaly
- B.
  
  - plasia
- C.
  
  - sclerosis
- D.
  
  -lysis
10.

Breakdown, destruction
- A.
  
  - lysis
- B.
  
  - trophy
- C.
  
  - stomy
- D.
  
  - trophy
11.

Drooping, sagging, prolapse
- A.
  
  - lysis
- B.
  
  - atresis
- C.
  
  - ptosis
- D.
  
  - osis
12.

Stopping, controlling
- A.
  
  - stasis
- B.
  
  - ptosis
- C.
  
  - cele
- D.
  
  - cyte
13.

Hernia
- A.
  
  - trophy
- B.
  
  - coccus
- C.
  
  - dynia
- D.
  
  - cele
14.

Tumor, mass
- A.
  
  - ectasis
- B.
  
  - oma
- C.
  
  - plasia
- D.
  
  - tripsy
15.

Development, growth
- A.
  
  - trophy
- B.
  
  - ectasis
- C.
  
  - emesis
- D.
  
  - tripsy
16.

New opening to form a mouth
- A.
  
  - ectomy
- B.
  
  - stenosis
- C.
  
  - stomy
- D.
  
  - ectasis
17.

Resembling
- A.
  
  - oid
- B.
  
  - emesis
- C.
  
  - poietin
- D.
  
  - uria
18.

Vomiting
- A.
  
  - uria
- B.
  
  - emia
- C.
  
  - emesis
- D.
  
  - stasis
19.

Stretching, dilation
- A.
  
  - ectasis
- B.
  
  - oid
- C.
  
  - trophy
- D.
  
  - stosis
20.

Substance that forms
- A.
  
  - tripsy
- B.
  
  - poietin
- C.
  
  - uria
- D.
  
  - malacia
21.

To crush
- A.
  
  - sclerosis
- B.
  
  - ole
- C.
  
  - megaly
- D.
  
  - tripsy
22.

Pregnancy
- A.
  
  - cyesis
- B.
  
  - parous
- C.
  
  - rrhea
- D.
  
  - arche
23.

Discharge
- A.
  
  - tocia
- B.
  
  - rrhea
- C.
  
  - uria
- D.
  
  - emia
24.

Labor, birth
- A.
  
  - cyesis
- B.
  
  - tocia
- C.
  
  - gravida
- D.
  
  - para
25.

Formation
- A.
  
  - logy
- B.
  
  - pathy
- C.
  
  - genesis
- D.
  
  - kinesia

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