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Ch. 7 Respiratory
Suffixes
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 |
-emic | blood condition |
-genic | produced by or in |
-ia | condition |
-ion | process; state; 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; tightening |
-stomy | surgical opening |
-thorax | chest; pleural cavity |
-tomy | process of cutting; incision |