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Chapter 1
suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ac, -al, -genic, -ic, -ical, -eal, -iac, -ior, -ose | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -globin | protein |
| -gram | record |
| -ion | process |
| -ist | specialist |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | process of study |
| -oma | tumor |
| -opsy | process of viewing |
| -osis | condition |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| -scope | instrument used to examine |
| -scopy | process of visually examining |
| -sis | state of |
| -tomy | cutting; incision |
| -y, -ism | process; condition |
| -plasm | formation |
| -somes | bodies |
| -type | picture, classification |