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VT123 suffixes
Veterinary Terminology - suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ac / -al / -ic / -ous / -tic | pertaining to / relating to |
| -algia | pain |
| -ate | having / resembling / acting upon |
| -cele | protrusion (hernia) |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -cle / -cule / -ole / -ola / -ule / -ulum / -ulus | small (diminutive) |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | cutting out |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -ent / -er / -ist / -or | person or agent |
| -esis / -ia / -iasis / -ism / -ity / -osis / -sis / -tion / -y | state or condition |
| -form / -oid | resembling / shaped like |
| -genesis | development / origin |
| -gram / -graphy | recording / written record |
| -graph | instrument that records |
| -ible / -ile | capable / able |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ize | use / subject to (makes a noun or adjective into a verb) |
| -logy | science / study of |
| -oma | tumor |
| -penia | deficiency of / lack of |
| -pexy / -pexis | fixation |
| -phage / -phagy | eating |
| -phobia | abnormal fear or intolerance |
| -plasia / -plastic / -plasty | forming / growing / changing |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -rrhaphy | suturing in place |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -scope | instrument for examining |
| -scopy | act of examining |
| -stomy | surgical opening |
| -tome | instrument for cutting |
| -tomy | cutting / incision |