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Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| algia | algesia - pain |
| cele | herniation, swelling |
| cide | killing, agent that kills |
| cyte | cell |
| emia | blood condition |
| ism | condition, disease |
| ist | specialist |
| itis | inflammation |
| logist | one who studies, specialist |
| logia | logy - the study of |
| lysis | destruction, break down |
| megaly | enlarged |
| oid | resembling, like |
| oma | tumor, mass |
| opia | opsia - vision |
| osis | condition of |
| phaty | disease |
| plasm | growth/formation of tissue |
| pnea | breath, breathing |
| porosis | porous, decrease in density |
| ptosis | drooping, prolapsed |
| ptysis | spitting, sit up |
| spasm | twitching, involuntary contraction |
| therapy | treatment. |