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Pharm Tech Suffixes
Common Suffixes study sheet
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algesia | pain |
| -algia | pain |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ase | enzyme (makes a noun) |
| -ate | (makes root word a verb) |
| -cele | herniation, prolapse |
| -cide | killer |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -coccus | spherical shape |
| -classis | break |
| -cyte | cell |
| -desis | binding, fixation |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectomy | removal of, cut out |
| -emia | condition of the blood |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -genic | producting |
| -gram | a record of |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -iatry | treatment |
| -ism | condition or state |
| -ist | specialist |