SUFFIX FORMS AND COMPOUND SUFFIX FORMS

COMPOUND SUFFIX FORMS

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-ectasia-
-dilation, enlargement
-ectasis-
-surgical excision; removal of all (total excision) or part (partial excision) of an organ
-esia-
-forms abstract nouns: state condition, procedure
-gen-
-substances that produces (something)
-genesis-
-formation, origin
-genic-
-causing, producing, caused
-genous-
-by, produced, caused
-gram-
-a record of the activity of an organ (often an x-ray)
-graph-
-an instrument for recording the activity of an organ
-graphy-
- the recording of an activity of an organ (usually by x-ray examination) OR a descriptive treatise (on a subject)
-iasis-
-forms abstract nouns; formation and/or presence of calculi in the body
-ic-
-forms adjectives; person suffering from a disability or condition
-logist-
-one who specializes in a certain study or science
-logy-
-study, science, the study or science of
-lysis-
-dissolution, reduction, decomposition, disintegration