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Integumentary System
Suffixes
25
Medical
Graduate
06/28/2025

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Term
-ad
Definition

Toward

 

Ex: Cephalad

Term
-ad
Definition

Toward

 

Ex: Cephalad

Term
-al
Definition

Pertaining to

 

Ex: Dermal

Term
-coccus
Definition

Berry-shaped

 

Ex: Staphlococcus

Term
-cyte
Definition

Cell

 

Ex: Melanocyte

Term
-ectomy
Definition

Excision

 

Ex: Lipectomy

Term
-gen
Definition

Substance that produces/causes, agent that produces or causes

 

Ex: Pathogen

Term
-genic
Definition

Producing, originating, causing

 

Ex: Carcinogenic 

Term
-ia
Definition
Condition of, diseased state, abnormal state
Term
-itis
Definition

Inflammation 

 

Ex: Dermatitis 

Term
-logist
Definition

Specialist who studies and treats

 

Ex: Dermatologist

Term
-logy
Definition

Study of

 

Ex: Dermatology 

Term
-malacia
Definition

Softening

 

Ex: Onychomalacia

Term
-oid
Definition

Resembling

 

Ex: Xanthoid

Term
-oma
Definition

Tumor, swelling

 

Ex: Lipoma

Term
-opsy
Definition

View of, process of viewing, viewing

 

Ex: Biopsy

Term
-osis
Definition

Abnormal condition, increased numbers pertaining to blood

 

Ex: Erythrodermosis

Term
-ous
Definition

Pertaining to

 

Ex: Sebaceous

Term
-pathy
Definition

Disease

 

Ex: Dermatopathy

Term
-plasia
Definition

Development, growth, condition of formation

 

Ex: Hyperplasia

Term
-plasty
Definition

Surgical repair

 

Ex: Blepharoplasty

Term
-rrhea
Definition

Flow

 

Ex: Seborrhhea

Term
-rrhage / -rrhagia
Definition

Excessive drainage

 

Ex: Hemorrhage

Term
-stasis
Definition

Stop, controlling, standing

 

Ex: Hemostasis

Term
-tome
Definition

Instrument used to cut

 

Ex: Dermatone

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