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Ch.7 respiratory sys
suffix
Term | Definition |
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-al, -ary,- ial, -ic, tic | pertaining to |
-ant | substance that promotes |
-ation | process; condition |
-capnia | carbon dioxide |
-centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
-ectasis | dilation; expansion |
-ema | condition |
-emia | blood condition |
-genic | produced by or in |
- ia | condition |
- ion | process; state; condition |
- ism | process; condition |
- meter | measure |
- metry | process of measuring |
- or | one who (or something that) takes action or does something |
- osmia | smell |
- phonia | voice |
- pnea | breathing |
- rrhea | flow; excessive discharge |
-spasm | muscle contraction |
-stenosis | narrowing tightning |
- stomy | surgical opening |
-thorax | chest; pleural cavity |
-tomy | process of cutting; incision |