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Medical Terminology, Suffixes

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-algia   pain  
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-asis   condition, usually abnormal  
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-cele   hernia, herniation, pouching  
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-ectasis   dilation, stretching  
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-ectomy   excision, removal of  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-genesis   development, production, creation  
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-genic   producing, causing  
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-gram   record  
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-graph   a diagram, a recording instrument  
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-graphy   making a recording  
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-iasis   condition of  
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-ism   a condtion  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-logy   the study of  
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-lysis   destruction of, decomposition  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-meter   measuring instrument  
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-metry   measurement  
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-oma   tumor  
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-osis   condition  
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-pathy   disease  
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-penia   lack, deficiency  
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-phasia   speaking  
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-phobia   an exaggerated fear  
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-plasty   surgical repair or reshaping  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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-ptosis   falling, sagging, dropping, down  
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-rrhage, -rrhagia   excessive flow  
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-rrhaphy   stitching, suturing  
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-rrhea   profuse flow, discharge  
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-scope   examination instrument  
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-scopy   examination using a scope  
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-stasis   maintenance, maintaining a constant level  
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-stomy, -ostomy   creation of an opening  
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-tomy, -otomy   incision, cutting into  
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-uria   condition of the urine  
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