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Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ac, -al, -ic, -ous, -tic | pertaining-algia to, relating to |
| algia | pain |
| -ate | having, resembling, acting upon |
| -cele | protrusion, hernia |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -cle, -cule | small |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | cutting out |
| -emisis | vomit |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -ent, -er, -ist, -or | person or agent |
| -esis, -ia, -iasis, -osis | state or condition |
| -form, -oid | resembling, shaped like |
| -genesis | development, origin |
| -gram, -graphy | recording, written record |
| -graph | instrument that records |
| -ible, -ile | capable, able |
| -itis | inflamattion |
| -ize | use, subject to |
| -lysis | seperation ro breakdown |
| -logy | science, study of |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumour |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency or lack of |
| -pexy | fixation |
| -phage, phagy | eating |
| -phobia | abnormal fear |
| -plasia, -plastic, -plasty | forming, changing, growing |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -rrhaphy | suturing in place |
| -rrhagia, --rrhage | bursting forth |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| -scope | instrument for examining |
| -scopy | act of examining |
| -stomy | surgical opening |
| -tome | instrument for cutting |
| -tomy | cutting, incision |