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Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| al | pertaining to |
| ar | pertaining to |
| algia; ; dynia | pain |
| ectasis | dilation, expansion |
| ema | state of; condition |
| sis | state of; condition |
| scopy | visual examination |
| lith | calculus, stone |
| stomy | forming an opening |
| us | condition; structure |
| emia | blood condition |
| ptys | spitting |
| oid | resembling |
| cele | hernia, swelling |
| centesis | surgical puncture |
| ectomy | excision, removal |
| malacia | softening |
| itis | inflammation |
| ia | condition |
| ole | small, minute |
| osis | abnormal condition, increase (primarily in blood cells) |
| osmia | smell |
| oxia | oxygen |
| rrhea | discharge, flow |
| rrhaphy | suture |
| emesis | vomiting |
| megaly | enlargement |
| scope | instrument for examining |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| phagia | swallowing, eating |
| plegia | paralysis |
| pnea | breathing |
| stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
| spasm | involuntary contraction, twitching |
| thorax | chest |
| therapy | treatment |
| tome | instrument to cut |
| tomy | incision |
| ologist | specialist |
| pexy | fixation |
| metry | act of measuring |
| oma | tumor |
| itic | pertaining to |
| ia | condition |
| logy | study of |
| pathy | disease |
| rrhagia | hemmorhage |
| staxis | dripping or oozing |
| trophy | growth/development |
| phobia | fear |
| cyte | cell |