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suffix
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| al | pertaining to |
| ase | enzyme |
| blast | cell |
| centesis | surgical puncture |
| cidal | causing death |
| clast | broken |
| crit | to seperate |
| cyte | budding |
| ectomy | excision or surguical removal |
| emia | blood condition |
| emesis | vomitting |
| gen, genesis, genic | producing |
| glia | glue |
| gram | something written |
| ia | condition of |
| iac, ic, ior | pertaining to |
| ism | state of |
| itia, itis | inflammatiion |
| logy | study of |
| lyte | dissolvable |
| mania | madness or insane desire |
| megaly | enlargement |
| meter | instrument used to measure |
| odia | smell |
| ologist | one who studies |
| oma | tumor or swelling |
| opia | vision |
| opsy | to view |
| orrhea | flow, excessive discharge |
| orrhexis | rupture |
| osis | abnormal increase in production |
| ostomy | creation of an artificial opening |
| otomy | cut into or incision |
| oxia | oxygen |
| pathy | disease |
| sclerosis | hardening |
| scope | instrument used for visual examination |
| sepsis | infection |
| spasm | sudden involuntary muscle contraction |
| stasis | control or stop |
| tomy | cutting |
| tropic | influencing |