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Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -blast, -blasto, -blastic | Bud; Germ |
| -cyte, -cytic | Cell |
| -ectasis | Expansion; Dilation |
| -emia | Blood condition |
| -ites, -itis | Inflammation |
| -lysis, -lytic | Break down; Destruction; Dissolving |
| -oma | Tumor |
| -osis | Condition; Usually abnormal |
| -pathy | Disease |
| -penia | Deficiency; Lack of |
| -phagia, -phagy | Eating; Swallowing |
| -plasia, -plastic or -trophy | Growth |
| -poiesis | Production |
| -ptosis | Falling; Drooping |
| -rrhage, -rrhagic | Bleeding |
| -rrhea | Flow; Discharge |
| -sclerosis | Hardening |
| -malacia | Softening |
| -stasis | Level; Unchanging |
| -uria | In the urine |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -ectomy | Cut out; Removal |
| -gram | Record; Picture |
| -ostomy | Opening |
| -otomy | Incision |
| -plasty | Surgical reconstruction |
| -scope | For examining |