Comprehensive Exam Review for MA Pearson Suffixes

algia

pain

ase

enzyme

blast

mature

cele

swollen sac, protrusion

cyte

cell

dynia

pain

edema

swelling

emesis

vomiting

emia

blood condition

esis

abnormal condition

itis

inflammation

genic

forming

lith

stone

lysis

destruction or breaking apart

malacia

softening

megaly

englarged

oid

resembling

ology

the study of

ologist

one who studies

oma

tumor, growth

opia

vision

osis

diseased

pathy

diseased

penia

deficiency

phagia

swallowing or eating

plegia

paralysis

pnea

breathing

ptosis

drooping

rrhagia

excessive unusual discharge

rrhea

flowing

rrhexis

rupture

sclerosis

hardening

stasis

controlling

centesis

puncture to remove fluid

cide

causing death

desis

fixing together

ectomy

excision, removal

gram

written record

graph

record

graphy

process of recording

meter

instrument used to measure

metry

to measure

ostomy

forming an artificial opening

otomy

incision

pexy

surgical fixation

plasty

surgical repair

rrhaphy

suturing

scope

instrument for viewing

scopy

visual examination