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Terminology - Suffixes

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Definition
-ar   pertaining to  
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-ation   process (of)  
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-blast   embryonic cell  
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-cyte   cell  
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-edema   swelling  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-gen   forming, producing, origin  
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-genesis   forming, producing, origin  
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-globin   protein  
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-graft   transplantation  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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-ine   pertaining to  
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-logy   study of  
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-lysis   separation; destruction; loosening  
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-oid   resembling  
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-oma   tumour  
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-osis   abnormal condition; increase  
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-pathy   disease  
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-penia   decrease deficiency  
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-phage   swallowing, eating  
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-phagia   swallowing, eating  
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-phil   attraction for  
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-philia   attraction for  
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-phobia   fear  
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-phoresis   carrying, transmission  
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-phylaxis   protection  
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-plasia   formation, growth  
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-plasm   formation, growth  
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-poiesis   formation, production  
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-rrhagia   bursting forth (of)  
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-stasis   standing still  
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-tic   pertaining to  
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-toxic   pertaining to poison  
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