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Ch1 Basics & Body
Suffixes
Term | Definition |
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-ac, -al, -at, -ray, -iac, -ial, -ic, -ical, -ior | pertaining to |
-algia | pain |
-cyte | cell |
-extomy | surgical removal; excision |
-emia | blood condition |
-ine | a substance (noun) pertaining to (adjective) |
-itis | inflammation |
-logist | specialist (one who studies) |
-logy | study of |
magaly | enlargment |
-oma | tumor; mass |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-pathy | disease |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-stomy | surgical opening |
-tomy | process of cutting; incision |
-um | structure; tissue; thing |