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9.2 Suffixes
Suffixes of Male Reproductive System
Term | Definition |
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-ad | toward; in the direction of |
-al | pertaining to |
-ancy | state of |
-ar | pertaining to |
-ation | a process; being or having |
-cele | hernia |
-cyte | cell |
-diymis | testes |
-ectomy | surgical excision |
-ence | state of |
-ency | condition of being |
-esis | a process |
-gen | that which produces |
-gram | a record or picture |
-graphy | process of recording |
-ia | conditionl; state; thing |
-ic | pertaining to |
-ile | pertaining to |
-ion | action; condition |
-ism | process; disease from a specific cause |
-ist | one who specializes in |
-itis | inflamation of; infection of |
-ity | state; condition |
-ive | pertaining to |
-logy | the study of |
-oma | tumor; mass |
-opsy | process of viewing |
-ory | having the function of |
-osis | condition; abnormal condition; process |
-ous | pertaining to |
-pexy | process of surgically fixing in place |
-rrhea | flow; discharge |
-scope | instrument used to examine |
-stomy | surgicallty created opening |
-trophy | process of development |
-ty | quality orr state |
-ule | small thing |
-zoon | animal; living thing |