Suffixes for Integumentary System

What is the meaning of the suffixes...-al, -ary, -ic, -ous, -tic'?

• pertaining to

• opposite of

• related to numbers

• indicating a place

What is the meaning of the suffix '-cyte'?

• cell

• tissue

• organ

• system

What is the meaning of the suffix '-derma'?

• skin

• bone

• muscle

• blood

What is the meaning of the suffix '-dermis'?

• skin

• bone

• muscle

• blood

What is the meaning of the suffix '-ectomy'?

• surgical removal; excision

• inflammation

• study of

• disease

What is the meaning of the suffix '-ema'?

• condition

• action

• place

• instrument

What is the meaning of the suffix '-esis'?

• action; condition; state of

• related to disease

• pertaining to inflammation

• process of breaking down

What is the meaning of the suffix '-esthesia'?

• feeling; sensation

• movement; motion

• growth; development

• hearing; sound

What is the meaning of the suffix '-genesis'?

• formation

• destruction

• movement

• reduction

What is the meaning of the suffix '-iasis'?

• abnormal condition

• inflammation

• surgical removal

• pertaining to