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ansgenius-suffixes

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Suffix
Meaning
-aemia   condition of blood  
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-agogic   pertaining to inducing/stimulating  
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-agogue   agent which induces/promotes  
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-al   pertaining to  
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-algia   condition of pain  
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-apheresis   removal  
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-ar   pertaining to  
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-arche   beginning  
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-ary   pertaining to  
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-auxis   increase  
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-blast   immature germ cell/cell which forms...  
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-cele   swelling/protrusion/hernia  
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-centesis   puncture  
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-chalasis   slackening/loosening  
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-cide   somehing that kills/killing  
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-conus   cone-like protrusion  
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-chromia   condition of coulour/haemoglobin  
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-clasis   breaking  
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-clast   a cell which breaks  
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-clysis   infusion/injection into/irrigation  
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-crit   separate/device for measuring cells  
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-cyte   cell  
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-cytosis   increased number of cells  
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-desis   fixation/bind together by surgery/stick together  
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-dialysis   separating  
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-dynia   condition of pain  
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-eal   pertaining to  
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-ectasis   dilatation/stretching  
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-ectomy   removal of  
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-emphraxis   blocking/stopping up  
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-erysis   drag/draw/suck out  
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-ferous   pertaining to carrying/bearing  
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-form   having the form of  
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-fuge   agent that suppresses/removes  
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-genesis   capable of causing/pertaining to formation  
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-genic   pertaining to formation/originating in  
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-globin   protein  
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-globulin   protein  
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-gram   X-ray picture/tracing/recording  
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-graph   usually an instrument that records  
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-graphy   technique of recording/ making X-ray  
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-gyric   pertaining to circular motion  
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-ia   condition of  
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-iasis   abnormal condition  
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-iatry   doctor/medical treatment  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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-ischia   condition of reducing/holding back  
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-ism   process of  
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-itis   inflammation of  
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-ium   structure/anatomical part  
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-kinesis   movement  
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-kymia   condition  
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-lapaxy   empty/wash out/  
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-lith   stone  
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-lithiasis   abnormal condition of stones  
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-lysis   breakdown/disintegration  
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-lytic   pertaining to breakdown/disintegration  
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-malacia   conditioning of softening  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-meter   measuring instrument  
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-metry   process of measuring  
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-micria   condition of small size  
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-mileusis   to carve  
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-nyxis   perforation/pricking/puncture  
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-oedema   swelling due to fluid  
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-oid   resembling  
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-olitheis   slipping  
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-oma   tumour/swelling  
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-osis   abnormal condition/disease/abn. increase  
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-ous   pertaining to  
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-paresis   slight paralysis  
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-pathia   condition of disease  
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-pathy   disease of  
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-penia   condition of lack of/deficiency  
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-pexy   surgical fixation/fix in place  
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-phagia   condition of eating  
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-phonia   condition of having voice  
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-phthisis   wasting away  
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-phyma   tumour/boil  
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-phyte   plant/plant-like growth/fungus  
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-plasia   condition of growth/formation of (cells)  
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-plasty   surgical repair/reconstruction  
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-plegia   condition of paralysis  
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-poiesis   formation  
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-ptosis   falling/displacement/prolapse  
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-rrhage   bursting forth (of blood/bleeding)  
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-rrhagia   condition of bursting forth/bleeding  
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-rrhagic   pertaining tobursting forth (of blood)  
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-rrhaphy   suture/stitch/suturing  
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-rrhexis   break/rupture  
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-rrhoea   excessive discharge/flow  
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-schisis   cleavage/splitting/parting  
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-sclerosis   abnormal condition of hardening  
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-scopy   visual examination  
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-sect(ion)   cut/cutting/excision  
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-stenosis   abnormal condition of narrowing  
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-stomy   to form a new opening or outlet  
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-spasm   involuntary muscle contraction  
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-stasis   stopping/controlling/cessation of movement  
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-static   pertaining to stopping/controlling  
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-staxis   dripping  
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-stomy   to form a new opening or outlet  
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-synechia   condition of adhering together  
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-rrhoea   excessive discharge/flow  
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-therapy   treatment  
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-thermy   heat  
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-tome   cutting instrument  
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-tomy   incision into  
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-tonia   condition of tension/bone  
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-toxic   pertaining to poisoning  
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-trauma   injury/wound  
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-trophic   pertaining to nourishment  
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-trophin   homone that stimlates/nourishes  
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-trophy   nourishment/develpment  
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-tropic   pertaining to stimulating/affinity for  
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-tripsy   act of crushing  
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-triptor   instrument of crush  
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-trite   instrument to crush/fragment  
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-tubal   pertaining to a tube  
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-um   thing/structure/anatomical part  
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-uresis   excrete in urine/urinate  
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-uria   condition of urine  
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-us   thing/structure  
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