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Medical Terminology

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-logist   one who studies  
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-logy   science or study of  
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-er; -ist   one who  
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-iatrician   practitioner  
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-iatrics; -iatry   medical profession; treatment  
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-ac; -al; -ic; -logic; - logical   pertaining to  
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-centesis   surgical puncture to aspirate or remove fluid  
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-ectomy   excision (surgical removal or cutting out)  
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-lysis   process of loosening, freeing, or destroying  
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-pexy   surgical fixation (fascination in a fixed position  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-rraphy   suture (uniting a wound by stitches)  
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-scopy   visual examination with a lighted instrument (not always a surgical procedure)  
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-tome   instrument used for cutting  
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-tomy   incision (cutting into tissue)  
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-tripsy   surgical crushing  
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-algia; -dynia   pain  
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-cele   hernia  
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-ecstasia; -ecstasis   dilation  
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-emesis   vomitting  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-ia; -iasis   inflammation  
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-lith   stone  
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-malacia   soft; softening  
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-mania   excessive preoccupation  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-oid   resembling  
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-oma   tumor  
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-osis   condition  
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-pathy   diesease  
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-penia   deficiency  
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-phobia   abnormal fear  
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-ptosis   prolapse (sagging)  
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-rrhage; rrhagia   excessive bleeding or hemorrhage  
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-rrhea   flow or discharge  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-spasm   twitching, cramp  
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-stasis   stopping, controlling  
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-able; -ible   capable of, able to  
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-ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ive, -tic   pertaining to  
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-ase   enzyme  
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-eum, -ium   membrane  
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-ia, -ism   condition, theory  
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-iac   one who suffers  
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-opia   vision  
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-ose   sugar  
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-ous   pertaining to or characterized by  
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-y   state or condition  
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