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Chapter 11 Suffix
All of Suffixes of Medical language of lesson 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -al -ary -atic -ous -eal -ant -ate -ive -ar -ic -tic | pertaining to |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study of |
| -logist | one who studies |
| -ia | condition |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -ate | composed of |
| -ation -ism | process |
| -ulent | abounding in |
| -ion | action |
| oposis | vision |
| -metriat | skilled in measurment |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -ismus | take action |
| -opia | sight |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -orum | function of |
| -plasty | repair |
| -pathy | disease |
| -scope | instrument for viewing |
| -scopy | to view, examine |
| -ing | quality of, doing |
| -meter | measure, instrument to measure |
| -pexy | fixation |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -ectomy | excision |
| -tomy | surgical incision |
| -ive | nature of |
| -ory | having the function of |
| -oid | resemblnig |
| -cle | small |
| -sis | abnormal condition |
| -centesis | to puncture |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ette | little |
| -age | related to |
| -ment | resulting state |
| -ize | affect in a specific way |
| -osis | condition |
| -stomy | new opening |