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Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Al | Pertaining |
| Ase | Enzymes |
| Blast | Budding |
| Centesis | Surgical puncture |
| Cidal | Causing death |
| Clast | Broken |
| Crit | To separate |
| Cyte | Cell |
| Ectomy | Excision or surgical removal |
| Emia | Blood condition |
| Emesis | Vomiting |
| Gen, genesis, genic | Production or causing |
| Glia | Glue |
| Gram | Something written |
| Ia | Condition of, disease or abnormal state |
| Iac, ic, ior | Pertaining to |
| Ism | State of |
| Itia, itis | Inflammation |
| Logy | Study of |
| Lyte | Dissolvable |
| Lytic | Destroy; reduce |
| Mania | Madness or insane desire |
| Megaly | Enlargement |
| Meter | Instrument used to measure |
| Odia | Smell |
| Ologist | One who studies and practices |
| Oma | Tumor or swelling |
| Opsy | To view |
| Orrhea | Flow, excessive discharge |
| Orrhexis | Ruptured |
| Osis | Abnormal increase in production |
| Ostomy | Creation of an artificial opening |
| Otomy | Cut into or incision |
| Oxia | Oxygen |
| Opia | Vision |
| Pathy | Disease |
| Sclerosis | Hardening |
| Scope | Instrument used for visual examination |
| Scopy | Visual examination |
| Sepsis | Infection |
| Spasm | Sudden involuntary muscle contraction |
| Stasis | Control or stop |
| Tomy | Cutting |
| Tropic | Influencing |