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VT Suffixes
Veterinary Technology terminology - suffixes
Question | Answer |
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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 |