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CH 7 Study Guide
CH 7 REVIEW (Suffixes)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ancy | state of |
| -ant | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -ate | composed of ; pertaining to |
| -ation | a process ; being or having |
| -cere | waxy substance |
| -cle | small thing |
| -crine | thing that secretes |
| -cyte | cell |
| -dactyly | condition of fingers or toes |
| -derma | skin |
| -ectomy | surgical excision |
| -elasma | plate-like structure |
| -eon | one who performs |
| -ergy | activity ; process of working |
| -ery | process of |
| -gen | that which produces |
| -graft | tissue for implant or transplant |
| -ia | condition ; state ; thing |
| -iasis | state of ; process of |
| -iastic | pertaining to a state or process |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ile | pertaining to |
| -in | a substance |
| -ion | action ; condition |
| -ism | process; disease from a specific cause |
| -ist | one who specializes in |
| -itis | inflammation ; infection of |
| -ity | state ; condition |
| -ment | action ; state |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumor ; mass |
| -opsy | process of viewing |
| -ose | full of |
| -osis | condition ; abnormal condition ; process |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -phylaxis | condition of guarding or protecting |
| -phyma | tumor ; growth |
| -plasm | growth ; formed substance |
| -plasty | process of reshaping by surgery |
| -rrhage | excessive flow or discharge |
| -rrhea | flow ; discharge |
| -sis | process ; condition ; abnormal condition |
| -steroid | steroid |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -tome | instrument used to cut ; area with distinct edges |
| -ula | small thing |
| -um | a structure ; period of time |
| -ure | system ; result of |