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terminology-suffixes

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-al   pertaining to  
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-algia   pain  
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-ar   pertaining to  
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-arche   beginning  
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-ary   pertaining to  
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-cele   hernia, swelling, protusion  
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-centesis   surgical puncture  
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-clasis   to break, surgical break  
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-ectasis   dilation, expansion  
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-ectomy   excision, surgical removal  
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-genesis   formation  
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-gram   record, writing  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-gravida   pregnancy  
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-iasis   abnormal condition of  
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-ism   condition of  
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-lysis   destruction, separation  
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-malacia   softening  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-metry   act of measuring  
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-oid   resembling  
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-ologist   specialist in the study of  
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-oma   tumor  
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-osis   abnormal condition of  
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-para   to bear (offspring)  
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-pathy   disease  
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-pexy   fixation, suspension (of an organ)  
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-phobia   fear  
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-plasty   surgical repair of  
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-ptosis   dropping, sagging, downward  
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-rrhagia   bursting forth of  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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-rrhea   discharge, flow  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-salpinx   tube (usually fallopian or eustachian)  
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-schisis   a splitting  
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-sclerosis   hardening  
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-scopy   visual examination  
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-tocia   child birth, labour  
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-tomy   incision  
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-tripsy   process of crushing  
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-triptor   instrument to crush  
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-uria   urine  
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-version   act of turning  
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-cyesis   pregnancy  
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-itis   inflammation  
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