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Ch 10 Special Senses
Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -al -atic -ic -ory -ous -tic | pertaining to |
| -cusis | hearing |
| -ectomy | surgical removal; excision |
| -esthesia | feeling; sensation |
| -ia | condition |
| -ion | process; state; condition |
| -ism | process; condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -oma | tumor; mass |
| -opia | vision; condition |
| -osmia | smell condition |
| -otia | ear condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -ptosis | droop; sag; prolapse; protrude |
| -sclerosis | hardening; thickening |
| -scope | instrument used to view |
| -scopy | visual examination using a scope |
| -tomy | process of cutting; incision |
| -tropia | to turn |