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Common Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain |
| -cele | hernia, protrusion |
| -cise | cut |
| -cyte | cell |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectasis | dilation |
| -gen | that which produces |
| -genesis | produces, generates |
| -genic | producing, produced by |
| -ia | state, condition |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -ism | state of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | one who studies |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | destruction |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -megaly | enlargement, large |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasia | development, growth |
| -plasm | formation, development |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| -rrhage | excessive, abnormal flow |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -trophy | nourishment, development |