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Medical Terminology3
Misc. Suffixes and Words (Ch. 2)
Question | Answer |
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-able, -ible | capable of, able to |
-ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic | pertaining to |
-ive, -tic | pertaining to |
-ase | enzyme |
-er, -ist | one who |
-eum, -ium | membrane |
-ia, -ism | condition or theory |
-iac | one who suffers |
-logist | one who studies, specialist |
-logy | study or science of |
-opia | vision |
-ose | sugar |
-ous | pertaining to or characterized by |
-y | state or condition |
amy/o | starch |
glyc/o | sugar |
hemat/o | blood |
lact/o | milk |
lip/o | fat |
lith/o | stone |
micro- | small |
muc/o | mucus |
prote/o, protein/o | protein |
pyr/o | fire |