Ch. 9 Suffixes

-ac

• pertaining to

• relating to

• opposite of

• characteristic of

-ous

• pertaining to

• relating to

• characterized by

• full of

-ade

• process of

• a type of fruit

• a musical term

• a mathematical operation

-ia

• condition of, diseased state, abnormal state

• a type of medication

• a surgical procedure

• a diagnostic test

-plasty

• surgical repair

• surgical removal

• surgical examination

• surgical reconstruction

-apheresis

• addition

• removal

• transformation

• creation

-tomy

• cut into, incision

• suture, stitch

• remove, excise

• repair, fix

-stasis

• stop, stopping, controlling

• movement, action, activity

• growth, development, progression

• change, alteration, modification

-poiesis

• formation

• destruction

• transformation

• reformation

-logist

• specialist, physician who studies and treats

• a type of medical equipment

• a branch of science

• a patient care provider