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chapter 1 suffix
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ac,-al,-ar,-ary | pertaining to |
| -crine | to secrete |
| -crit | to seperate |
| -cyte | cell |
| -gen,-genesis,-genic | producing,forming |
| -globin,globulin | protein |
| -gram | record,picture |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -iac,ic | pertaing to |
| -oid | like,resembling |
| -(o)logist | specialist |
| -(o)logy | study of |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | eating,swallowing |
| -phoni | voice,sound |
| -phoresis | carrying,transmission |
| -phoria | feeling,mental state |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -scope | instrument of viewing |
| -scopy | process of viewing |
| -somnia | sleep |
| -stasis | control,stop |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -thorax | chest,plural cavity |
| -tocia | labor,birth |
| -tresia | opening |
| -trophy | growth, development |
| -tropin | nourish,develop,stimulate |
| -version | to turn |
| -algia | pain |
| -cele | hernia,herniation |
| -cytosis | condition of cells |
| -dynia | pain |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -ia,-iasis | abnormal condition |
| -itis | inflammaton |
| -lysis,-lytic | breakdown,destruction |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -paresis | slight paralysis |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | decreased number |
| -phobia | abnormal fear |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -ptosis | drooping,sagging,prolapse |
| -ptysis | spitting up |
| -(r)rhage,-(r)rhagia | bursting forth of blood |
| -(r)rhea | flow,discharge |
| -(r)rhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -spasm | contraction,twitching |
| -stenosis | narrowing,tightening |
| -centisis | surgical procedure |
| -desis | binding together |
| -ectasia,-ectasis | stretching,dilation |
| -ectomy | surgical removal,excision |
| -(o)stomy | create a new opening |
| -(o)tomy | incision into |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -(r)rhaphy | suture |
| -tripsy | crushing,friction |