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Suffix 2-5 to 2-8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -cele | hernia |
| -constriction | narrowing |
| -cytosis | a condition of the cells |
| -derma | skin |
| -edema | swelling |
| -emia | a condition of the blood |
| -gravida | pregnant women |
| -ia, -ism | condition |
| -iasis | pathological condition or state |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lepsy, -leptic | seizure |
| -lith | stone |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -necrosis | tissue death |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -paresis | slight or partial paralysis |
| -partum, -tocia | childbirth, labor |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phonia | voice |
| -plasia, -plasm | formation, growth |
| -plastic | pertaining to formation or growth |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -plegic | pertaining to paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -pneic | pertaining to breathing |
| -ptosis | drooping, prolapse |
| -salpinx | uterine (fallopian) tube |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -static | not in motion, at rest |
| -stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
| -thorax | chest |
| -trophy | nourishment, growth |
| -uria | urine |
| -graph | recording instrument |
| -meter | measuring instrument |
| -scope | viewing instrument |
| -tome | cutting instrument |
| -cyte, -cytic | cell |
| -gram | record |
| -ole, -ule | small |
| -prandial | meal |
| -stomy | mouthlike opening |
| -ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ial, -ic, -tic, -ical, -ory, -ous, -tous | pertaining to |