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VT Suffixes
Veterinary Technology terminology - suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ac/al/ic/ous/tic | pertaining to |
| algia | pain |
| cele | protrusion |
| centesis | surgical procedure to remove fluid or gas |
| cle/cule/ole/ola/ule/ulum/ulus | small |
| cyte | cell |
| ectomy | cutting out |
| emesis | vomiting |
| emia | blood condition |
| esis/ia/iasis/ism/ity/osis/sis/tion/y | state or condition |
| genesis | origin |
| gram/graphy | picture or record |
| graph | instrument that records |
| itis | inflammation |
| ize | use or subject to |
| logy | study of |
| oma | tumor |
| penia | deficiency or lack of |
| pexy/pexis | fixation, attaching |
| phage/phagy | eating |
| phobia | fear of |
| plasia/plastic/plasty | forming, growing |
| pnea | breathing |
| rrhea | flow or discharge |
| rrhexis | rupture |
| scope | instrument for examining |
| scopy | act of examining |
| stomy | surgical opening |
| tomy | cutting |