Taber's Medical Dictionary
-ize
[Fr. -iser, fr L. -izare, fr Gr. i-izein ]
Suffix for forming verbs from adjectives or nouns, e.g., sterilize from the adjective sterile or terrorize from the noun terror.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "-ize." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749563/all/_ize.
-ize. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749563/all/_ize. Accessed June 25, 2026.
-ize. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749563/all/_ize
-ize [Internet]. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 June 25]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749563/all/_ize.
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