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Medical Terminology for IBC Vet Tech Program (suffixes)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ac | pertaining to, relating to |
| -algia | pain |
| -cele | protrusion (hernia) |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | to cut out |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -er | person, agent |
| -genesis | development, origin |
| -gram | recording, written record |
| -graph | instrument that records |
| -ia | state, condition |
| -itis | infalmation |
| -logy | study of, science |
| -ole | small, dimminuative |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | state, condition |
| -penia | deficiency of, lack of |
| -pexy | fixation |
| -phage | eating |
| -plasia | forming, growing, changing |
| -plastic | forming, growing, changing |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -rrhaphy | suturing in place |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -scope | instrument for examining |
| -scopy | act of examining |
| -stomy | surgical opening |
| -tome | instrument for cutting |
| -tomy | cutting, incision |