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Suffix FINAL
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -cele | tumor / hernia |
| -centesis | puncture |
| -clasia | breaking |
| -cyte | cell |
| -desis | binding |
| -emesis | vomitting |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gram | written record |
| -ia | condition |
| -iasis | presence of |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ism | condition |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -logy | study of |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -opia | vision condition |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -plasty | reconstruction |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | hardening condition |
| -scope | instrument used to look |
| -scopy | process of looking |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -thorax | chest |
| -tomy | incision |
| -tripsy | wear down procedure, surgical crushing |
| -trophic | nourishment |
| -uria | urine condition |