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ch 2 medical terminology- suffixes indicating diseases or abnormal conditions

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Categories of Suffixes   - diseases or abnormal conditions - surgical procedure - diagnostic procedure - general suffixes - medical specialties or personnel - converts word roots into adjectives  
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- algia   pain  
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- asthenia   weakness  
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- cele   hernia, protrusion  
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- dynia   pain  
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- cytosis   abnormal cell condition ( too many)  
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- ectasis   dilated, stretched out  
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- edema   swelling  
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- emesis   vomiting  
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- emia   condition of the blood  
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- ia   state, condition  
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- iasis   abnormal condition  
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- ism   state of, condition  
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-itis   inflammation  
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- lith   stone  
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- lysis   destruction  
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- lytic   destruction  
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-malacia   abnormal softening  
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-megaly   enlargement, large  
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- oma   tumor, mass  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-pathy   disease  
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- penia   too few  
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-phobia   fear  
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- plegia   paralysis  
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-ptosis   drooping  
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-rrhage   bursting forth  
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-rrhagia   bursting forth  
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-rrhea   discharge, flow  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-sclerosis   hardened condition  
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-spasm   involuntary muscle contraction  
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-stasis   stopping  
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-stenosis   narrowing  
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-toxic   poison  
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-uria   condition of the urine  
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