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MAA Ch.6
Common Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| algia | pain |
| cele | hernia, potrusion |
| cyte | cell |
| dria | pain |
| ectasis | dilation |
| gen | that which produces |
| genesis | produces, generation |
| genic | producing, produced by |
| ia | state, condition |
| iasis | abnormal condition |
| iatry | medical treatment |
| ism | state of |
| itis | inflammation |
| logist | one who studies |
| logy | study of |
| lysis | destruction |
| malacia | softening, abnormal |
| megaly | large, enlargement |
| oid | rescrambling |
| oma | tumor |
| lytic | destruction |
| osis | abnormal condition |
| pathy | disease |
| phobia | fear |
| plasia | development, growth |
| plasm | development, formation |
| ptosis | drooping |
| mrhage | excessive, abnormal flow |
| rrhagia | abnormal flowing condition |
| rrhea | discharge |
| rrhoris | rupture |
| sclerosis | hardening of |
| stenosis | narrowing |
| therapy | treatment of |
| trophy | nourishment, development |
| ulo | small |