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DEFINITION of -ation

Forms nouns indicating an action/process: the act of (being), the result of (being), something that is; In medical terminology, -ation converts verbs or verb roots into nouns that denote the act or process of performing an action, the resulting state or condition, or a specific medical/surgical procedure. Common in procedural nomenclature (e.g., evacuation, irrigation), it often describes therapeutic interventions, physiological processes, or pathological states; it aligns with English noun-forming patterns but carries Latin-derived precision in clinical documentation and pharmacology.

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ETYMOLOGY of -ation

latin french - From Latin -atio(n-), a suffix forming nouns of action from verbs (first conjugation), as in creatio (“a creating”).

• Entered English via Old French and directly from Medieval Latin in scientific/medical contexts by the 14th-15th centuries.
• Literally conveys “the act or state of [verb root],” paralleling greek Greek -osis but with a more active/procedural connotation.

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RELATED TERMS to -ation

-ation	the act of (being)	the result of (being)	something that is	-
-ce	YES	-	-	the state of (being)
-cy	YES	-	-	the state of (being)

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DERIVATIONS of -ation

TABLE definition AS Definition 
WHERE length(filter(roots, (word) => econtains([[]].roots, word))) > 0 AND file.name != [[]].file.name
SORT file.name ASC

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Query functionality

TABLE definition AS Definition
FROM #medroot
WHERE length(filter(definition, (word) => econtains([[]].definition, word))) > 0 AND file.name != [[]].file.name

Med roots dictionary Appendix A Prefixes Appendix B Combining Forms Appendix C Suffixes Appendix D Suffix forms