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Suffixes
Suffix Terms for Quiz
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -crine | to secrete |
| -ectomy | cut out, surgically remove |
| -emia | blood |
| -gen | producing |
| -graph | writing |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ist | one who specializes in |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | denotes the academic study or practice of a certain field |
| -lysis | splitting |
| -meter | measure |
| -oid | like, similar to |
| -ole | small |
| -opia | vision |
| -osis | state of having or being |
| -ostomy | opening |
| -penia | absence or deficiency |
| -plasm | fluid |
| -plegia, -plexy | paralysis, stroke |
| -phea, -pnoea | respiration |
| -rrage | to burst forward, excessive discharge |
| -rrhea, -rrhoea | flow |
| -sect | cut |
| -some, some | body |
| -stomy | make an opening |
| -tomy | cutting |
| -trope | to turn |
| -trophe | nourishment |
| -ule, -ulus | small |