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PACS Clinical Medical Terminology
Suffixes That Indicate the Subject is a Noun
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02/20/2012
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Term
-iac
 Definition
indicates person afflicted with certain diseases or conditions ex. hemophiliac
blood
Term
-ia
 Definition
an unhealthy state ex. anesthesia
Term
-is
 Definition
forms the noun from the root ex. cutis
skin
Term
-ism
 Definition
condition, state of being ex. alcoholism
alcohol
Term
-ist
 Definition
one who specializes ex. radiologist
radiology
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-y
 Definition
condition, process ex. neuropathy nervous system disease
Term
-ology
 Definition
study of ex. pathology disease
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