-ion means process or act of in medical terminology, as in other word formations. So the process of digesting is digestion, the act of respiring is respiration, and whe we masticate, the act is mastication.
The word part -ion in medical terms means "craniometric point" as in gonion or a body point as in acromion. In common terms it can mean "condition of, result of, act of, process of, state of".
The abbreviation ion stands for several things. One of the things it stands for is Inferior Esophageal Nerve. Another item that ion stands for is Ionic Self-Diffusion Coefficient D.
The medical terminology combining form -crine means secretion
Rachio- is a medical terminology combining form meaning spine.
-plegia is the medical terminology combining form that means paralysis.
The medical terminology combining form oto- means ear.
Ex- is the medical terminology combining form meaning out or outside.
The medical terminology combining form burso- means bursa or bursal.
The medical terminology combining form dolicho- means long or narrow.
Yes, the medical terminology combining form -plasia means formation.
Yes, the medical terminology combining form -sclerosis means abnormal hardening.
The combining form vis- means related to sight.
Crani- is the medical terminology combining form meaning skull.Relating to the skull
The suffix -ectasis is used to mean dilation.Ectasis