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Suffixes - Master Long List (Domain)

-ase enzyme

-blast budding: osteoblast

-centesis surgical puncture

-cidal killing

-clast broken: osteoclast

-crit to separate

-cyte cell

-ectomy excision or surgical removal

-emia blood condition

-emisis vomiting

-gen substances or agent that produces or causes

-genesis origin or cause

-genic producing or causing

-glia glue: neuroglia

-gram something written

-ia condition of diseased or abnormal state

-ism state of

-itia inflammation

-itis inflammation

-logy study of: physiology

-lyte dissolvable: electrolyte

-lytic destroy; reduce

-mania madness or insane desire

-megaly enlargement

-meter instrument used to measure

-odia smell

-ologist one who studies and practices

-oma tumor or swelling

-opia vision

-opsy to view

-orrhea flow excessive discharge

-orrhexis rupture

-osis abnormal increase in production: leukocytosis

-ostomy creation of an artificial opening

-otomy cut into or incision

-oxia oxygen

-pathy disease

-sclerosis hardening

-scope instrument used for visual examination

-scopy visual examination

-sepsis infection

-spasm sudden involuntary muscle contraction

-stasis control or stop

-tomy cutting: anatomy

-tropic influencing: adrenocorticotropic

Suffix — Long List - Activity #1

-ectomy Excision or surgical removal: (hyster-, laryng-, maste-)

-gen Substances or agent that produces or causes: (patho-, anti-)

-genesis Origin or cause: (patho-, partheno-, spermato-)

-scope Instrument used for visual examination: (broncho-, sigmoido-, oto-)

-emia Blood condition: (an-, septic-, leuk-)

-crit To separate: (hemato-)

-genic Producing or causing (patho-)

-sclerosis Hardening: (arterio-, nephro-, MS)

-ism State of: (albin-, alcohol-, aut-, embol-)

-cyte Cell: (oo-, spermato-, hepato-)

Suffix — Long List - Activity #2

-clast Broken: (osteo-)

-spasm Sudden involuntary muscle contraction: (broncho-)

-odia Smell

-tomy Cutting: (ana-, hysterect-, appendec-)

-emisis Vomiting

-scopy Visual examination: (sigmoido-, broncho-, colono-)

-glia Glue: (neuro-, Basal gan-)

-gram Something written: (angio-, audio-, electrocardio-, mammo-)

-sepsis Infection: (neonatal -)

-ia Condition of diseased or abnormal state: (leukem-, acrophob-)

Suffix — Long List - Activity #3

-orrhexis Rupture

-itis Inflammation: (tendon-, gingiv-, conjunctiv-, appendic-)

-oxia Oxygen: (an-, hyp-),

-pathy Disease: (homeo-, myo-)

-itia Inflammation (NOT -itis)

-ase Enzyme: (alkaline phosphat-, reverse transcript-)

-lyte Dissolvable: (electro-)

-blast Budding: (osteo-, fibro-)

-tropic Influencing: (adrenocortico-)

-megaly Enlargement: (acro-, hepato-)

Suffix — Long List - Activity #4

-otomy Cut into or incision: (crani-, episi-, phleb-)

-logy Study of: (physio-)

-osis Abnormal increase in production: (leukocyt-, thromb-, endometri-)

-oma Tumor or swelling: (glauc-, carcin-, lymph-, melan-)

-centesis Surgical puncture: (amnio-, arthro-)

-orrhea Flow excessive discharge: (amen-, gon-)

-cidal Killing: (sui-)

-ostomy Creation of an artificial opening: (trache-, colo-)

-lytic Destroy or reduce: (hemo-, toco-)

-mania Madness or insane desire: (Leish-)

Suffix — Long List - Activity #5

-odia Smell

-tomy Cutting: (ana-, hysterect-, appendec-)

-tropic Influencing: (adrenocortico-)

-lyte Dissolvable: (electro-)

-cidal Killing: (sui-)

-opia Vision: (my-, presby-)

-ologist One who studies and practices: (path-, anesthesi-, hemat-)

-stasis Control or stop: (hemo-, homeo-)

-meter Instrument used to measure: (thermo-, centi-)

-opsy To view: (bi-, aut-, necr-)

Suffix — Long List - Activity #6

-genesis Origin or cause: (patho-, partheno-, spermato-)

-sepsis Infection: (neonatal -)

-centesis Surgical puncture: (amnio-, arthro-)

-genic Producing or causing (patho-)

-spasm Sudden involuntary muscle contraction: (broncho-)

-itia Inflammation (NOT -itis)

-stasis Control or stop: (hemo-, homeo-)

-orrhexis Rupture

-pathy Disease: (homeo-, myo-)

-ectomy Excision or surgical removal: (hyster-, laryng-, maste-)

Suffix — Long List - Activity #7

-opsy To view: (bi-, aut-, necr-)

-ia Condition of diseased or abnormal state: (leukem-, acrophob-)

-opia Vision: (my-, presby-)

-ase Enzyme: (alkaline phosphat-, reverse transcript-)

-otomy Cut into or incision: (crani-, episi-, phleb-)

-megaly Enlargement: (acro-, hepato-)

-gram Something written: (angio-, audio-, electrocardio-, mammo-)

-tropic Influencing: (adrenocortico-)

-scope Instrument used for visual examination: (broncho-, sigmoido-, oto-)

-oxia Oxygen: (an-, hyp-),

Suffix — Long List - Activity #8

-blast Budding: (osteo-, fibro-)

-mania Madness or insane desire: (Leish-)

-emisis Vomiting

-gen Substances or agent that produces or causes: (patho-, anti-)

-ologist One who studies and practices: (path-, anesthesi-, hemat-)

-sclerosis Hardening: (arterio-, nephro-, MS)

-oma Tumor or swelling: (glauc-, carcin-, lymph-, melan-)

-osis Abnormal increase in production: (leukocyt-, thromb-, endometri-)

-tomy Cutting: (ana-, hysterect-, appendec-)

-ostomy Creation of an artificial opening: (trache-, colo-)

Suffix — Long List - Activity #9

-odia Smell

-ism State of: (albin-, alcohol-, aut-, embol-)

-cyte Cell: (oo-, spermato-, hepato-)

-meter Instrument used to measure: (thermo-, centi-)

-glia Glue: (neuro-, Basal gan-)

-itis Inflammation: (tendon-, gingiv-, conjunctiv-, appendic-)

-scopy Visual examination: (sigmoido-, broncho-, colono-)

-cidal Killing: (sui-)

-lytic Destroy or reduce: (hemo-, toco-)

-clast Broken: (osteo-)

Suffix — Long List - Activity #10

-crit To separate: (hemato-)

-emia Blood condition: (an-, septic-, leuk-)-logy Study of: (physio-)

-lyte Dissolvable: (electro-)

-orrhea Flow excessive discharge: (amen-, gon-)

-ase Enzyme: (alkaline phosphat-, reverse transcript-)

-cyte Cell: (oo-, spermato-, hepato-)

-emia Blood condition: (an-, septic-, leuk-)

-genesis Origin or cause: (patho-, partheno-, spermato-)

-logy Study of: (physio-)

-meter Instrument used to measure: (thermo-, centi-)

Suffix — Long List - Activity #11

-lyte Dissolvable: (electro-)

-scopy Visual examination: (sigmoido-, broncho-, colono-)

-meter Instrument used to measure: (thermo-, centi-)

-otomy Cut into or incision: (crani-, episi-, phleb-)

-scope Instrument used for visual examination: (broncho-, sigmoido-, oto-)

-tomy Cutting: (ana-, hysterect-, appendec-)

-sclerosis Hardening: (arterio-, nephro-, MS)

-opsy To view: (bi-, aut-, necr-)

-lytic Destroy or reduce: (hemo-, toco-)

-ism State of: (albin-, alcohol-, aut-, embol-)

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