What is the Suffix of Desis?
desis, fr. dein, to bind] Suffix meaning binding, fixation.
What is the Suffix for vomiting?
Suffix denoting vomiting, vomitus.
What is Desis in surgery?
-desis : fusion of two parts into one, stabilization. -ectomy : surgical removal (see List of -ectomies). The term ‘resection’ is also used, especially when referring to a tumor.
What is the Suffix for softening?
-malacia
4 Suffix
| SUFFIX | MEANING | EXAMPLE OF USE IN MEDICAL TERMS |
|---|---|---|
| -malacia | softening | chondromalacia |
| -megaly | enlarged, enlargement | gastromegaly |
| -meter | instrument used to measure | thermometer |
| -metry | measuring, process of measuring | spirometry |
Which suffix means surgical procedure?
The suffix -otomy means “surgical cutting into,” or a surgical incision.
What suffix means sensation?
-esthesia. suffix meaning sensation, feeling.
What suffix meaning eating or swallowing?
phagic. pertaining to swallowing/eating.
Which suffix means pain or suffering?
You have -algia, meaning “pain and suffering.” Arthralgia would refer to the pain and suffering of joints.
Which suffix means instrument crush?
ansgenius-suffixes
| Suffix | Meaning |
|---|---|
| -triptor | instrument of crush |
| -trite | instrument to crush/fragment |
| -tubal | pertaining to a tube |
| -um | thing/structure/anatomical part |
What is graphy suffix?
field of study
The English suffix -graphy means a “field of study” or related to “writing” a book, and is an anglicization of the French -graphie inherited from the Latin -graphia, which is a transliterated direct borrowing from Greek.
What suffix means process?
process) -ation. What suffix means an action; condition? ( process)
