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medical suffix
terms and meanings
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -genic | pertaining to producing,produced by, or produced in |
| -globin | protein |
| -gram | record |
| -al, -ac, -ic, ical | pertaining to |
| -ion | process |
| -ist | specialist |
| -itis | inflamation |
| -logy | process of study |
| -oma | tumor, mass swelling |
| -opsy | process of viewing |
| -osis | condition, usually abnormal ( slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells) |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| -scope (insurance) | instrument to visually examine |
| -scopy (action) | process of visually examining with an endoscope |
| -sis | state of condition |
| -tomy | PROCESS OF CUTTINGG INCISION |
| -y | process condition |