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Suffixes Chapter 2
Medical Terminology Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -al | pertaining to |
| -derma | skin condition |
| -ectomy | surgical procedure |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -ia | state,condition |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ism | state of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study of |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -oma | mass, tumor |
| -opsy | view of |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -phagia | eat,shallow |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| -ule | small |