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Ch 2 Skeletal System
Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -al ; ic- | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -ation | process; condiditon |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove |
| -desis | to bind; tie together |
| -ectomy | surgical removal; excision |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -malacia | softening |
| -oid | like; resembling |
| -oma | tumor; mass |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -porosis | abnormal condition of small holes |
| -scope | instrument used to view |
| -scopy | visual examination using a scope |
| -tomy | process of cutting; incision |