Suffixes for Integumentary System

Front

Suffixes -al, -ary, -ic, -ous, -tic

Back

pertaining to

Front

Meaning of suffix '-cyte'

Back

cell

Front

Meaning of '-derma'

Back

skin

Front

Meaning of '-dermis'

Back

skin

Front

Meaning of '-ectomy'

Back

surgical removal; excision

Front

Suffix '-ema'

Back

condition

Front

Suffix '-esis'

Back

action; condition; state of

Front

Suffix '-esthesia'

Back

Feeling; sensation

Front

Suffix '-genesis'

Back

formation

Front

Suffix '-iasis'

Back

Abnormal condition