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Suffixes Ch1
Chapter 1 list of Suffixes
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Undergraduate 1
08/13/2008
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-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision, removal
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
-genic
 Definition
pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in
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-globin
 Definition
protein
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-gram
 Definition
record
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-ic, -ical
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ion
 Definition
process
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-ist
 Definition
specialist
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-logy
 Definition
process of study
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-oma
 Definition
tumor, mass, swelling
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-opsy
 Definition
process of viewing
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-osis
 Definition
condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)
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-pathy
 Definition
disease condition
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-scope
 Definition
instument to visually examine
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-scopy
 Definition
process of visually examining with an endoscope
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-scopy
 Definition
process of visually examining with an endoscope
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-sis
 Definition
state of; condition
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-tomy
 Definition
process of cutting, incision
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-y
 Definition
process, condition
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