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Ch 2 Skeletal System
Suffixes
Term | Definition |
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-al ; ic- | pertaining to |
-algia | pain |
-ation | process; condiditon |
-centesis | surgical puncture to remove |
-desis | to bind; tie together |
-ectomy | surgical removal; excision |
-itis | inflammation |
-malacia | softening |
-oid | like; resembling |
-oma | tumor; mass |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-penia | deficiency |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-porosis | abnormal condition of small holes |
-scope | instrument used to view |
-scopy | visual examination using a scope |
-tomy | process of cutting; incision |