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Ch2 Suffixes
Terminology
Suffix | Meaning |
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-ac, -al, -ic, -ous, -tic | Pretaining to, relating to |
-algia | Pain |
-ate | Having, resembling, acting upon |
-cele | Protrusion, hernia |
-centesis | Surgical punture to remove fluid |
-cle, -cule, -ole, -ola, -ule, -ulum, -ulus | Small, diminutive |
-cyte | Cell |
-ectomy | Cutting out |
-emesis | Vomit |
-emia | Blood condition |
-ent, -er, -ist, -or | Person or agent |
-esis, -ia, -iasis, -ism, -ity, -osis, -sis, -tion, -y | State or condition |
-form, -oid | Resembling, shaped like |
-genesis | Development, origin |
-gram, -graphy | Recording, written record |
-graph | Instrument that records |
-ible, -ile | Capable, able |
-itis | Inflammation |
-ize | Use, subject to |
-logy | Science, study of |
-oma | Tumor |
-penia | Deficiency of, lack of |
-pexy, -pexis | Fixation |
-phage, -phagy | Eating |
-phobia | Abnormal fear, intolerance |
-plasia, -plastic, -plasty | Forming, growing, changing |
-pnea | Breathing |
-rrhaphy | Suturing in place |
-rrhea | Flow or discharge |
-rrhexis | Rupture |
-scope | Instrument for examining |
-scopy | Act of examining |
-ostromy | Surgical opening |
-tome | Instrument for cutting |
-tomy | Cutting, incision |