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17.2 Oto. Suffixes
Suffixes of the Otolaryngology unit.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -acusis | Abnormal condition of hearing |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ant | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -ate | composed of; pertaining to |
| -ative | pertaining to |
| -cle | small thing |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumor; mass |
| -ory | having the function of |
| -osis | condition; abnormal condition; process |
| -ous | pertaining to |