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9.2 Suffixes
Suffixes of Male Reproductive System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -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 |