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CH 4 Study Guide
CH 4 REVIEW (Suffixes)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ant | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -ate | composed of; pertaining to |
| -ator | person or thing that produces or does |
| -ated | pertaining to |
| -ation | a process; being or having |
| -atory | pertaining to |
| -centesis | procedure to puncture |
| -cle | small thing |
| -drome | a running |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ectasis | condition of dilation |
| -ectomy | surgical excision |
| -ema | condition |
| -emia | condition of the blood; substance in the blood |
| -ent | pertaining to |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ia | condition; state; thing |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -in | a substance |
| -ion | action; condition |
| -ism | process; disease from a specific cause |
| -ist | one who specializes in |
| -isy | condition of inflammation or infection |
| -itis | inflammation of; infection of |
| -ity | state; condition |
| -ive | pertaining to |
| -logy | the study of |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -ole | small thing |
| -oma | tumor; mass |
| -or | person or thing that produces or does |
| -osis | condition; abnormal condition; process |
| -pharynx | pharynx (throat) |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptysis | abnormal condition of coughing up |
| -scope | process of using an instrument to examine |
| -spasm | sudden, involuntary muscle contraction |
| -steroid | steroid |
| -stomy | surgically created opening |
| -thorax | thorax (chest) |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -tomy | process of cutting or making an incision |
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