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medical suffixes

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-ac, -al   pertaining to, relating to  
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-algia   pain, suffering  
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-ary   pertaining to  
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-cele   hernia, tumor, swelling  
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-centesis   surgical puncture to remove fluid  
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-cyte   cell  
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-desis   surgical fixation of bone to joint, to bind, tie together  
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-ectomy   surgical removal  
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-ectasis   stretching, enlargement  
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-emia   blood, blood condition  
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-esthesia   sensation, feeling  
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-gram, -graph   a picture or record  
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-graphy   process of recording picture or record  
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-ia   state or condition  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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-itis   inflamation  
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-lysis   breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening  
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-malacia   abnormal softening  
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megaly   enlargement  
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-necrosis   tissue death  
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-ologist   specialist  
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-ology   the science or study of  
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_oma   tumor  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-ostomy   surgical creation of an opening  
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-otomy   surgical incision  
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-pathy   disease, suffering feeling, emotion  
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-pause   stopping  
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-pexy   surgical fixation, to put in place  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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-pnea   breathing  
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-ptosis   prolapse, drooping forward  
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rrhagia, rrhage   bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge.  
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-rrhaphy   to suture  
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-rrhea   abnormal flow or discharge  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-sclerosis   abnormal hardening  
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-scope   instrument for visual exam  
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-scopy   to see, visual exam  
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-stenosis   abnormal narrowing  
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-tripsy   to crush  
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-uria   urination, urine  
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