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Chapter 4 Suffixes
All of Suffixes of Medical language of lesson 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ic eal us ac ary ine ed tic al ial | pertaining to |
| or | a doer (action) |
| fication | remove |
| pathy, path | disease |
| ist | speialist |
| oste | bone |
| medulla | medulla (bone marrow in diaphysis) |
| plasia | formation |
| genesis | creation, formation |
| malacia | abnormal softness |
| itis | inflammation |
| penia | deficient |
| sis ity osis | condition |
| oma | tumor, mass |
| blast | immature cell |
| ure | result of |
| ate | composed of |
| ation | process |
| ion | action, condition |
| lum | small structure |
| oid | resembling pertaining to |
| desis | to fuse together |
| logy | study of |
| ize ment | action |
| plasty | reshaping by surgery |
| centesis | puncture |
| graphy | process of recording |
| scopy scope | the process of using an instrument to examine visually instrument to examine visually |
| ectomy | surgical xcision |
| iatry | treatment |
| iatrist | practitioner |
| ose | full of |
| gen | produce, create |
| opsy | to view |
| ery | process of |
| in | chemical compound |