Ch 12 & 13 Suffixes Flashcards
al
pertaining to
-ar
pertaining to
-ous
pertaining to
-ule
small thing
-zoon
animal; living thing
-didymis
testicle; testis
-ic
pertaining to
-ory
having the function of
-ile
pertaining to
-ion
action; condition
-ty
quality; state
-cyte
cell
-us
condition; thing
-ia
condition; state; thing
-oma
mass; tumor
-cele
hernia
-ity
condition; state
-rrhea
discharge; flow
-logy
study of
-ectomy
surgical removal
-scope
instrument used to examine
-ive
pertaining to
-an
pertaining to
-ad
in the direction of; towards
-sis
condition; process
-duct
duct; tube
-um
period of time; structure
-ary
pertaining to
-esis
condition; process
-in
substance
-tic
pertaining to
ant
pertaining to
-ancy
state
-ation
being; having; process
-itis
infection/ inflammation of
-salpinx
uterine tube
-graphy
process of recording
-tomy
process of cutting
-plasty
process of reshaping by surgery
-ist
person who specializes in
-ician
skilled professional