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Medical Suffixes

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Suffix
Meaning
a, ac   pertaining to  
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al   like, similar, pertaining to  
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algia   pain  
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cele   hernia  
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cente   puncture  
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crine   secrete  
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desis   surgical fixation  
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ectomy   surgical removal  
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emia   blood  
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genesis, genic   source, origin  
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gram, graph   pictures  
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ia   a disease; an unhealthy state or condition  
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ic, ical, is   pertaining to  
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itis   inflammation  
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lysis   destruction  
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malacia   softening  
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megaly   enlarged  
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oid   like, similar  
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ology   study of  
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oma   tumor  
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orrhagia   hemorrhage  
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orrhea   flow  
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osis   condition of  
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ostomy   surgical opening  
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otomy   incision into  
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pathy   disease  
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penia   deficiency  
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pexy   fixation  
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phobia   fear  
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plasty   surgical repair  
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plegia   paralysis  
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ptosis   drooping down  
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sarcoma   tumor, cancer  
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sclerosis   hardening  
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scope   picture, inspection  
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spasm   contraction  
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stasis   stoppage  
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-um   pertaining to  
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uria   urine  
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-y   the act of or result of an action  
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