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Ch. 4 Integumentary
Suffixes
Term | Definition |
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-ac, -ary, -ic, -ous, -tic | Pertaining to |
-cyte | Cell |
-derma | Skin |
-dermis | Skin |
-ectomy | Surgical removal; excision |
-ema | Condition |
-esis | Action; condition; state of |
-esthesia | Feeling; sensation |
-iasis | Abnormal condition |
-ion | Process; state; condition |
-ism | Process; condition |
-itis | Inflammation |
-logy | Study of |
-oma | Tumor; mass |
-opsy | View of; viewing |
-ose | Full of; pertaining to; sugar |
-osis | Abnormal condition |
-plasty | Surgical repair |
-rrhea | Flow; excessive discharge |
-therapy | Treatment |