Medical Terminology / Unit 1 MedTerm 0003 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Suffix
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The idea
A suffix attaches to the end of a medical term and names what kind of thing it is: a condition, procedure, or state.
In practice
In the term carditis, the suffix itis names inflammation.
Where people slip
Every built term has a suffix. If none can be found, the word was not built from parts.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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