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Chapter 15 Suffix
All of Suffixes of Medical language of lesson 15
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -al -tic- -an -ent \ -ous -ine -ai -ar -ic | pertaining to |
| -gen | produce |
| -logy | study of |
| -logist | one who studies |
| -one | hormone, chemical substance |
| -er- | agent, one who does |
| -osis -ia -esis | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ation -ing | process |
| -ate | composed of, pertaining to |
| -um | structure |
| -arche | beginning |
| -rrhea -rrhagia | discharge, flow |
| -cele | hernia |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma -om- | tumor, mass |
| -ion | process, action, condition |
| -ive | quality of |
| -ization | process of creating |
| -in | substance |
| -opsy | to view |
| -scopy | to view |
| -ery | process of |
| -age | related to |
| -gram | a record |
| -scope | a instrument used for viewing |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -ol | chemical name |
| -ectomy | surgical excision |
| -diol | chemical name |
| -cyst | cyst, bladder |
| -tomy | surgical incision |
| -ity | condition state |
| -centesis | puncture |
| -tropin | nourishing |
| -ics | knowledge |
| -algia | pain |
| -ist | specialist |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -gram | a record |