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Common General Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ac, -al. -ar, -ic, -ical, -ory, | pertaining to |
| -adl | toward |
| -desis | binding |
| -e | noun marker |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -form | resembling, like |
| -genic | beginning, originating, producing |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -iasis | condition, formation |
| -iatric | pertaining to medical treatment |
| -iatry | study or field of medicine |
| -ism | condition |
| -ist | specialist |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | destruction, breaking down |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition, disease |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -phagia | swallowing |
| -philia | attraction |
| -phobia | abnormal fear |
| -plasia | development |
| -plasty | molding, surgical repair |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptosis | drooping, prolapse, falling |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -rrhage, -rrhagia | excessive flow, discharge |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -scope | instrument used to view |
| -scopy | process of viewing with a scope |
| -stasis | stoppage, balance, control |
| -stomy | surgical creation of a new opening |
| -tomy | incision, cutting |
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