Chap 6 Suffixes Flashcards
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ous
Pertaining to
-ant
Substance that promotes
-ation
Process; condition
-e
No meaning
-ectomy
Surgical removal; excision
-emic
Pertaining to blood condition
-gram
Record; image
-graphy
Process of recording
-in, -ine
Chemical; chemical compound; substance
-ism
Process; condition
-itis
Inflammation
-ive
Substance that promotes
-lytic
Pertaining to breakdown or destruction
-meter
Measure
-or
One who (or something that) takes action or does something
-osis
Abnormal condition
-pathy
Disease
-plasty
Surgical repair
-sclerosis
Hardening; thickening
-stenosis
Narrowing; tightening
-stomy
Surgical opening
-tension
Pressure
-tomy
Process of cutting; incision
-trophy
Condition of growth or development
-um, -us
Structure; tissue; thing
-version
To turn
-ia
condition