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Common Suffixes
additional meaning to the end of a term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -AC | Pertaining to |
| -AL | Pertaining to |
| -ARY | Pertaining to |
| -OUS | Pertaining to |
| -IC | Pertaining to |
| -AR | Pertaining to |
| -EAL | Pertaining to |
| -IA | Condition of |
| -OSIS | Condition of |
| -ISM | Condition of |
| -LYSIS | Loosen or Breakdown |
| -ALGIA | Pain |
| -DYNIA | Pain |
| -MEGALY | Enlargement |
| -ITIS | Inflammation |
| -PENIA | Deficiency |
| -RRHAGE | Excessive flow |
| -SPASM | Involuntary contraction |
| -GRAPH | Instrument used to produce a record |
| -SCOPE | Instrument used to look |
| -SCOPY | Process of looking |
| -ECTOMY | Removal |
| -PLASTRY | Reconstruction or Surgical repair |
| -STOMY | Creation of an opening |
| -TOMY | Incision or Cut |