Ch2 Suffixes Word Scramble
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| Suffix | Meaning |
| -ac, -al, -ic, -ous, -tic | Pretaining to, relating to |
| -algia | Pain |
| -ate | Having, resembling, acting upon |
| -cele | Protrusion, hernia |
| -centesis | Surgical punture to remove fluid |
| -cle, -cule, -ole, -ola, -ule, -ulum, -ulus | Small, diminutive |
| -cyte | Cell |
| -ectomy | Cutting out |
| -emesis | Vomit |
| -emia | Blood condition |
| -ent, -er, -ist, -or | Person or agent |
| -esis, -ia, -iasis, -ism, -ity, -osis, -sis, -tion, -y | State or condition |
| -form, -oid | Resembling, shaped like |
| -genesis | Development, origin |
| -gram, -graphy | Recording, written record |
| -graph | Instrument that records |
| -ible, -ile | Capable, able |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -ize | Use, subject to |
| -logy | Science, study of |
| -oma | Tumor |
| -penia | Deficiency of, lack of |
| -pexy, -pexis | Fixation |
| -phage, -phagy | Eating |
| -phobia | Abnormal fear, intolerance |
| -plasia, -plastic, -plasty | Forming, growing, changing |
| -pnea | Breathing |
| -rrhaphy | Suturing in place |
| -rrhea | Flow or discharge |
| -rrhexis | Rupture |
| -scope | Instrument for examining |
| -scopy | Act of examining |
| -ostromy | Surgical opening |
| -tome | Instrument for cutting |
| -tomy | Cutting, incision |
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