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Suffixes of the Urology unit.

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Definition
-an   without; not  
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-ate   composed of; pertaining to  
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-ation   a process; being or having  
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-cele   hernia  
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-cyte   cell  
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-ectasis   condition of dilation  
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-ectomy   surgical excision  
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-emia   condition of the blood; substance in the blood  
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-ence   state of  
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-esis   a process  
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-grade   pertaining to going  
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-gram   a record or picture  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-ia   condition  
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-ias   condition  
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-iasis   state of; process of  
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-in   a substance  
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-ine   thing pertaining to  
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-ion   action; condition  
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-ist   one who specializes in  
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-itis   inflammation of; disease of  
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-ity   state; condition  
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-ization   process of making, creating or inserting  
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-lysis   process of breaking down or destroying  
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-lyte   dissolved substance  
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-meter   instrument used to measure  
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-metry   process of measuring  
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-oma   tumor; mass  
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-opsy   process of viewing  
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-ory   having the function of  
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-osis   condition; abnormal condition; process  
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-pathy   disease; suffering  
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-pexy   process of surgically fixing in place  
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-plasty   process of reshaping by surgery  
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-poietin   a substance that forms  
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-ptosis   state of prolapsed; drooping; falling  
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-scope   instrument used to examine  
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-scopy   process of using an instrument to examine  
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-stalsis   process of contraction  
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-tion   a process; being or having  
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-tomy   process of cutting or making an incision  
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-tripsy   process of crushing  
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-triptor   thing that crushes  
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-ule   small thing  
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