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ch 3 suffix

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-a   noun ending  
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-ac   pertaining to  
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-ad   toward, increase  
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-al   pertaining to  
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-algesia   sensitivity to pain  
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-algia   pain  
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-ar   pertaining to  
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-cele   swelling or herniation  
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-centesis   surgical puncture  
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-cide   to kill, destroy  
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-cyte   cell  
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-dynia   pain  
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-e   noun ending  
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-ectasia   stretching or dialation  
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-ectomy   surgical removal  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-er   one who  
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-genesis   generating, formation  
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-genic   pertaining to, formation  
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-gram   record or picture  
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-graph   an instrument used to record  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-ia   condition (noun ending)  
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-iasis   presence of an abnormal condition  
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-iatric(s)   relating to medicine, physicians, or medical treatment  
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-iatrist   one who treats; a physician  
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-iatry   medical treatment; medical profession  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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-ical   pertaining to  
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-ician   specialist in a field of study  
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-ion   action; process  
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-ism   condition  
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-ist   practitioner  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-lepsy   siezure, attack  
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-lith   stone  
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-lithiasis   presence or formation  
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-logy   the study of  
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-logist   one who specializes in the study of  
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-lysis   desturction or detachment  
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-lytic   destruction  
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-mania   a mental disorder  
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-meter   an instrument used to measure  
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-oid   resembling  
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-ole   small or little  
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-opia   visual condition  
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-ous   pertaining to  
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-plasia   formation or development  
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-scope   and instrument used to view  
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-stasis   stopping or controlling  
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-tic   pertaining to  
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-ula   small little  
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-y   (noun ending)  
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-oma**   tumor  
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-osis**   condition  
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-pathy**   disease  
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-penia**   decrease in, difficiency  
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-pexy**   surgical fixation  
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-philia**   attracted to  
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-phobia**   abnormal fear  
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-plasty**   surgical repair  
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-plegia**   paralysis  
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-pnea**   breathing  
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-ptosis**   drooping or prolapse  
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-rrhagia**   excessive flow or discharge  
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-rrhaphy**   suturing  
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-rrhea**   discharge, flow  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-scopy**   the process of viewing with a scope  
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-stomy**   the surgical creation of a new opening  
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-tomy**   incision into  
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-tripsy**   intentional crushing  
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-uria**   a charcteristic of the urine  
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