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Suffix BWS 1
Suffixes for Basic Word Structures
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -al | Pertaining to |
| -algia | Condition of pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | Cutting out, excision |
| -emia | Blood condition |
| -globin | Protein |
| -gram | Record |
| -ia | Condition |
| -ic | Pertaining to |
| -ism | Condition, process |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | Specialist in the study of |
| -logy | Study of |
| -oma | Tumor, mass |
| -opsy | To view |
| -osis | Abnormal condition |
| -scope | Instrument to visually examine |
| -sis | State of |
| -tomy | Process of cutting into, incision |