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Chapter 02, MedTerms
Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -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 |