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Med. Term
Chabner, Language of Medicine 11th edition-Chapter 04 Suffixes
| Suffix | Meaning |
|---|---|
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ation | process, condition |
| -cision | process of cutting |
| -crine | secretion |
| -dipsia | condition of thirst |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gen | to produce |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ia | condition |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ine | pertaining to |
| -ism | condition, process |
| -lapse | to fall, slide |
| -lysis | loosening, breakdown, separation, destruction |
| -meter | to measure |
| -mission | to send |
| -mortem | death |
| -oma | tumor |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -partum | birth |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| -phagia | to eat, swallow |
| -phasia | speak |
| -plasia | formation |
| -plasm | formation |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -scopy | process of visual examination |
| -section | incision |
| -stasis | to stand, place, stop, control |
| -tension | pressure, |
| -thesis | to put, place |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -trophy | nourishment; development |
| -um | structure |
| -uria | urine condition |
| -y | process, condition |