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Ch. 2 Skeletal
Suffixes
Term | Definition |
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-ation | process; condititon |
-centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
-desis | to bind; tie together |
-ecotmy | 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 |
-al, -ic | pertaining to |
-algia | pain |