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CH 5 Study Guide
CH 5 REVIEW (Suffixes)
Term | Definition |
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-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 |