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Frequently used suffix's - Medical Terminology

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-algia   pain  
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-asthenia   weakness  
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-atresia   without an opening  
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-centesis   puncturing to aspirate fluid  
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-cide, -cidal   kill  
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-dynia   pain  
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-desis   fusion  
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ectasia   expansion, dilation  
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-ectomy   cut out, excise  
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edema   swelling  
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-emesis   vomitting  
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-emia   blood  
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-gnosis   knowledge  
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-gram   record, x-ray  
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-graphy   making a reord  
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-iasis   condition  
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-ist   one who  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-lepsy   seizures  
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-logist   one who specializes  
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-logy   study of  
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-lysis, -lytic   break down, disolve  
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-malacia   abnormal softening  
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-mania   madness  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-meter   measure  
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-oid   rsembling  
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-oma   tumor  
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-opia   vision  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-ostomy   creation of an opening  
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-otia   ear  
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-pathy   disease  
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-penia   deficiency, poor  
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-pepsia   digestion  
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-pexy   surgical fixation  
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-phasia   speak, say  
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-philia   love, attraction  
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-phobia   abnormal fear  
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-plasia   formation  
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-plasm   substance  
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-plasty   make, shape  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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-pnea   breathe  
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-ptosis   prolapse, drooping  
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-rrhagia   burst forth  
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-rrhaphy   suture, sew  
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rrhea   flow, discharge  
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-rrhexix   rupture  
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-scope   instrument for viewing  
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-scopy   visualization  
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-some, -soma   body  
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-smasm   twitching  
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-stasis   stop, control  
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-therapy   treatment  
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-tome   instrument to cut  
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-tomy   to cut  
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-tripsy   crushing  
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-trophy   development  
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