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Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ac, al,an,ar,ary,eal, iac, ic, ical, ic, ical,ile, ior, ory, ose, ous, tic | pertaining to |
| algia, cynia | pain |
| cele | hernia or protrusion |
| cise | cut |
| cyte | cell |
| tomy | incision |
| ectasis | dilation |
| gen | that which produces |
| genic | producing, produced by |
| genesis | produces, generate |
| ia, ism | condition of |
| iasis | condition or formation of |
| itis | inflammation |
| logist | one who studies |
| logy | study of |
| lysis | breaking down, dissolution |
| malacia | softening |
| megaly | enlargement |
| oma | tumor |
| osis | abnormal condition |
| ole, ule, ule, icle | small |
| pathy | disease |
| plasia, plasm | formation or development |
| ptosis | drooping |
| rrhage | to burst forth |
| rrhea | discharge |
| rrhexis | rupture |
| sclerosis | hardness |
| stenosis | narrowing |
| trophy | nutrition, growth |
| centesis | puncture to withdraw fluid |
| ostomy | surgically create an opening |
| otomy | cutting into |
| pexy | surgical fixation |
| stasis | stop or stand |
| gram | record or picture |
| graphy | process of recording |
| graph | instrument for recording |
| scope | instrument for viewing |
| stomy | new opening |
| mentry | process of measuring |
| meter | instrument for measuring |
| pepsia | digestion |
| plegia | stroke |
| phagia | swallowing |
| meter |