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CH 1 bascics & body
Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ac,-al,-ar,-ary,-iac,-ial,-ic,-ical,-ior | Pertaining to |
| -algia | Pain |
| -cyte | Cell |
| -ectomy | Surgical removal;excision |
| -emia | Blood condition |
| -gen | Substance that produces |
| -ia | Condition |
| -ine | A substance (noun) pertaining to(adjective) |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -logist | Specialist ( one who studies) |
| -logy | Study of |
| -megaly | Enlargement |
| -oma | Tumor;mass |
| -osis | Abnormal condition |
| -pathy | Disease |
| -plasty | Surgical repair |
| -stomy | Surgical opening |
| -tomy | Process of cutting; incision |
| -un | Structure;tissue;thing |