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Suffixes
Term | Definition |
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-cyte | cell |
-ectomy | cut out, removal of |
-emia | blood condition |
-pnea | breathing |
-iasis | infestation or infection |
-itis | inflammation |
-ism | state or condition |
-logy | study of |
-oma | tumor |
-penia | deficiency of |
-scope | instrument for exam |
-tomy | cutting, incision |
-al, -ic, -ac, -ous | pertaining to |
-graphy | recording of |
-ist | one who studies |
-lysis | destruction of |
-megaly | abnormally large |
-natal | birth |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-oxia | oxygen |
-phagia | eating, swallowing |
-spasm | involuntary contraction |
-toxin | poison |