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MCB 2013C-Suffixes-D
Dr. Clare Bailey - Suffixes - Diagnostic
| Suffixes | Definition | Example Word |
|---|---|---|
| -emia | blood | anemia |
| -ectasis | expansion, dilation | esophagectasis |
| -iasis | condition, formation of | elephantiasis |
| -itis | inflammation | hepatitis |
| -malacia | softening | candionalacia |
| -megaly | enlargement | cephalnimegaly |
| -oma | tumor | melanoma |
| -osis | condition, disease | mononucleosis |
| -pathy | disease | psychology |
| -ptosis | falling | esophgoptosis |
| -rrhexis | rupture | cardiorrhexis |