A&p Suffixes

Front 1

-able

Back 1

able to, capable of

Hint 1

viable, ability to live or exist

Front 2

-ac

Back 2

referring to

Hint 2

cardiac, referring to the heart

Front 3

-algia

Back 3

pain in a certain part

Hint 3

neuralgia, pain along the course of a nerve

Front 4

-apsi

Back 4

juncture

Hint 4

synapse, where two neurons communicate or meet

Front 5

-ary

Back 5

associated with, relating to

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coronary, associated with the heart

Front 6

-asthen

Back 6

weakness

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myasthenia gravis, a disease involving paralysis

Front 7

-bryo

Back 7

swollen

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embryo

Front 8

-cide

Back 8

destroy or kill

Hint 8

germicide, an agent that kills germs

Front 9

-cipit

Back 9

head

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occiptial

Front 10

-clast

Back 10

break

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osteoclast, a cell that dissolves/breaks down bone mass

Front 11

-crine

Back 11

separate

Hint 11

endocrine organs, which secrete hormones into the blood

Front 12

-dips

Back 12

thirst, dry

Hint 12

polydipsia, excessive thirst associated with diabete

Front 13

-ectomy

Back 13

cutting out, surgical removal

Hint 13

appendectomy, cutting out of the appendix

Front 14

-ell, -elle

Back 14

small

Hint 14

organelle

Front 15

-emia

Back 15

condition of the blood

Hint 15

anemia, deficiency of red blood cells

Front 16

-esthesi

Back 16

sensation

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anesthesia, lack of sensation

Front 17

-ferent

Back 17

carry

Hint 17

efferent nerves, nerves carrying impulses away from CNS

Front 18

-form, -forma

Back 18

shape

Hint 18

cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone

Front 19

-fuge

Back 19

driving out

Hint 19

vermifuge, a substance that expels worms of the intestine

Front 20

-gen

Back 20

an agent that initiates

Hint 20

pathogen, any agent that produces disease

Front 21

-glea, -glia

Back 21

glue

Hint 21

neroglia, the connective tissue of the nervous system

Front 22

-gram

Back 22

data that are systematically recorded, a record

Hint 22

electrocardiogram, a recording showing action of the heart

Front 23

-graph

Back 23

an instrument used for recording data or writing

Hint 23

electrocardiograph, an instrument used to make an electrocardiogram

Front 24

-ia

Back 24

condtion

Hint 24

insomnia, condition of not being able to sleep

Front 25

-iatrics

Back 25

medical specialty

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geriatrics, the branch of medicine dealing with disease associated with old age

Front 26

-ism

Back 26

condition

Hint 26

hyperthroidism

Front 27

-itis

Back 27

inflammation

Hint 27

gastritis, inflammation of the stomach

Front 28

-lemma

Back 28

sheath, husk

Hint 28

sacrolemma, the plasma membrane of a muscle cell

Front 29

-logy

Back 29

the study of

Hint 29

pathology, the study of changes in structure and function brought on by disease

Front 30

-lysis

Back 30

loosening or breaking down

Hint 30

hydrolysis, chemical decomposition of a compound into other compounds as a result of taking up water

Front 31

-malacia

Back 31

soft

Hint 31

osteomalacia, a process leading to bone softening

Front 32

-mania

Back 32

obsession, compulsion

Hint 32

erotomania, exaggeration of the sexual passion

Front 33

-nata

Back 33

birth

Hint 33

prenatal development

Front 34

-nom

Back 34

govern

Hint 34

autonomic nervous system

Front 35

-odyn

Back 35

pain

Hint 35

coccygodynia, pain in the region of the coccyx

Front 36

-oid

Back 36

like, resembling

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cuboid, shaped as a cube

Front 37

-oma

Back 37

tumor

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lymphoma, a tumor of the lymphatic tissues

Front 38

-opia

Back 38

defect of the eye

Hint 38

myopia, nearsightedness

Front 39

-ory

Back 39

referring to, of

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auditory, referring to hearing

Front 40

-pathy

Back 40

disease

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osteopathy, any disease of the bone

Front 41

-phasia

Back 41

speech

Hint 41

aphasia, lack of ability to speak

Front 42

-phil, -philo

Back 42

like, love

Hint 42

hydrophilic, water-attracting molecules

Front 43

-phobia

Back 43

fear

Hint 43

acrophobia, fear of heights

Front 44

-phragm

Back 44

partition

Hint 44

diaphragm, which separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities

Front 45

-phylax

Back 45

guard, preserve

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prophylaxis, to guard in advance, as in preventitve treatment

Front 46

-plas

Back 46

grow

Hint 46

neoplasia, an abnormal growth

Front 47

-plasm

Back 47

form, shape

Hint 47

cytoplasm

Front 48

-plasty

Back 48

reconstruction of a part, plastic surgery

Hint 48

rhinoplasty, reconstruction of the nose through surgery

Front 49

-plegia

Back 49

paralysis

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paraplegia, paralysis of the lower half of the body or lower limbs

Front 50

-rrhagia

Back 50

abnormal or excessive discharge

Hint 50

metrorrhagia, uterine hemorrhage

Front 51

-rrhea

Back 51

flow or discharge

Hint 51

diarrhea, abnormal emptying of the bowels

Front 52

-scope

Back 52

instrument used for examination

Hint 52

stethoscope, instrument used to listen to sounds of parts of the body

Front 53

-some

Back 53

body

Hint 53

chromosome

Front 54

-sorb

Back 54

suck in

Hint 54

absorb

Front 55

-stalsis

Back 55

compression

Hint 55

peristalsis, muscular contractions that propel food along the digestive tract

Front 56

-stasis

Back 56

arrest, fixation

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hemostasis, arrest of bleeding

Front 57

-stitia

Back 57

come to stand

Hint 57

interstitial fluid, between the cells

Front 58

-stomy

Back 58

establishment of an artificial opening

Hint 58

entercostomy, the formation of an artificial opening into the intestine through the abdominal wall

Front 59

-tegm

Back 59

cover

Hint 59

integument

Front 60

-tomy

Back 60

to cut

Hint 60

appendectomy, surgical removal of the appendix

Front 61

-trud

Back 61

thrust

Hint 61

protrude, detrusor muscle

Front 62

-ty

Back 62

condtion of, state

Hint 62

immunity, the condtion of being resistan to infection or disease

Front 63

-uria

Back 63

urine

Hint 63

polyuria, passage of an excessive amount of urine

Front 64

-zyme

Back 64

ferment

Hint 64

enzyme