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CH 5 Study Guide
CH 5 REVIEW (Suffixes)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -ade | action; process |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ant | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -ated | pertaining to a condition ; composed of |
| -ation | a process ; being or having |
| -ator | a person or thing that produces or does |
| -ature | system composed of |
| -centesis | procedure to puncture |
| -ectomy | surgical excision |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -emia | condition of the blood ; substance in the blood |
| -ent | pertaining to |
| -etic | pertaining to |
| -graft | tissue for implant or transplant |
| -gram | a record or picture |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ia | condition ; state ; thing |
| -ian | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -id | resembling ; source or origin |
| -ide | chemically modified structure |
| -in | a substance |
| -ing | doing |
| -ion | action ; condition |
| -itis | inflammation of ; infection of |
| -ive | pertaining to |
| -ization | the process of making, creating, or inserting |
| -logy | the study of |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -ole | small thing |
| -oma | tumor ; mass |
| -ory | having the function of |
| -ose | full of |
| -osis | condition ; abnormal condition ; process |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -pathy | disease ; suffering |
| -plasty | process of reshaping by surgery |
| -scope | instrument used to examine |
| -systole | contraction |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -tome | instrument used to cut ; area with distinct edges |
| -trophy | process of development |
| -ule | small thing |
| -um | a structure ; period of time |