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suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| /ac | relating to |
| /al adj. | relating to |
| /algia noun | pain |
| /ar adj. | relating to |
| /ary adj. | relating to |
| /centesis noun | withdrawing fluid |
| /cyte noun | cell |
| /eal adj. | relating to |
| /ectomy noun | removal |
| /emia noun | throughout the blood |
| /hemia noun | throughout the blood |
| /grade adj | go |
| /gram noun | picture, record, tracing |
| /graph noun | instrument that creates a picture or recording |
| /graphy noun | process of creating a picture, record, tracing |
| /ia noun | condition |
| /iac adj. | relating to |
| /ic adj. | relating to |
| /ior adj. | situation, process, condition |
| /ist noun | one who does |
| /itis noun | inflammation |
| /itic adj. | inflammation |
| /ium noun | structure |
| /logy noun | study of; also used as a root word -- log/o |
| /megaly noun | enlargement |
| /meter noun | distance measure, instrument to measure |
| /oid adj. | like |
| /opsy noun | look at |
| /ose adj. | like, relating to (also suffix for chemical name for sugar) |
| /osis noun | pathologic condition |
| /ous adj. | relating to |
| /pathy noun | disease process |
| /scope noun | instrument to see through or with |
| /stasis noun | control, hold in |
| /tic adj. | relating to |
| /y | process of |