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-rrhexis   rupture  
-sarcoma   malignant tumor  
-schisis   split, fissure  
-sclerosis   hardening  
-scope   instrument for examining  
-scopy   visual examination  
-sepsis   infection  
-spasm   sudden involuntary muscle contraction  
-stasis   control, stop  
-stenosis   narrowing  
-stomy   surgical opening  
-tome   instrument for  
-tomy   cutting, incision  
-tripsy   surgical crushing  
-trophy   nourishment, development  
-ule   little  
-ac -al -ic -ar -ial -ary -ous -tic -eal   pertaining to, related to, located in  
-agra   excessive pain  
-algia   pain  
-apheresis   removal  
-asthenia   weakness  
-ase   enzyme  
-ate   use, subject to  
-atresia   absence of normal body opening  
-capnia   carbon dioxide  
-cele   protrusion, hernia  
-centesis   surgical puncture to remove fluid  
-cidal   killing  
-clasia -clast   break  
-cle -cule -ole -ola -ule -ulum -ulus   small  
-clysis   irrigation, washint  
-coccus -coccis   berry shaped  
-crit   to separate  
-crine   separate, secrete  
-cyte   cell  
-desis   surgical fixation  
-drome   run, running  
-dynia   pain  
-ectasis   dilation, expansion  
-ectomy   surgical removal  
-ectopic   displacement  
-emesis   vomit  
-emia   blood condition  
-ent-er-ist-or   person or agent  
-esis -ia -a -ism -ity -y -osis -tion -sis -iasis -sia   state or condition, disease  
-form -oid   resembling, shaped like  
-gen -genic   producing, causing  
-genesis   beginning, origin  
-gram   record  
-graph   instrument that records  
-graphy   process of recording  
-iac   person afflicted with  
-ible -ile   capable, able  
-ician   one who  
-ictal   seizure, attack  
-ist -ologist   a specialist in  
-ites -itis   inflammation  
-ium   membrane  
-ize   use, subject to  
-logy   science, study of  
-lysis -lytic   destry, separation  
-ma -mat   disease, condition  
-malacia   softening  
-mania   madness  
-megaly   enlargement  
-metor   instrument used to measure  
-metry   measurement  
-morph   form, shape  
-oma   tumor  
-opsy   to view  
-oxia   oxygen  
-paresis   slight paralysis  
-pathy   disease  
-penia   deficient, lack of  
-pepsia   digestion  
-pexy -pexis   fixation storing  
-phagia -phagy   eating, swallowing  
-philia -phily   love  
-phobia   abnormal fear, intolerance  
-phonia   pertaining to sound  
-phoria   feeling  
-physis   growth  
-plasia -plasm   formation, development  
-plasty   surgical repair  
-plegia   paralysis  
-pnea   breathing  
-poiesis   formation  
-porosis   passage  
-prandial   meal  
-praxia   in front of, before  
-ptosis   drooping, downward displacement  
-rrhage -rrhagia   excessive flow  
-rrhaphy   suturing in place  
-rrhea   flow or discharge  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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