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Chapter 02, MedTerms
Suffixes
Term | Definition |
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-ia | condition of |
-ism | condition of |
-sis | condition of |
-y | condition of |
-ian | specialist in a field of study |
-iatrics | medical specialty |
-iatry | medical specialty |
-ics | medical specialty |
-ist | specialist in a field of study |
-logy | study of |
-ac | pertaining to, like, or resembling |
-al | pertaining to, like, or resembling |
-ar | pertaining to, like, or resembling |
-ary | pertaining to, like, or resembling |
-form | pertaining to, like, or resembling |
-ic | pertaining to, like, or resembling |
-ical (ic + al) | pertaining to, like, or resembling |
-ile | pertaining to, like, or resembling |
-oid | pertaining to, like, or resembling |
-ory | pertaining to, like, or resembling |
-ous | pertaining to, like, or resembling |
a | ae |
en | ina |
ex, ix, yx | ices |
is | es |
ma | mata |
nx (anx, inx, ynx) | nges |
on | a |
um | a |
us | i |