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Medical Suffix
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ical, -ous, -tic | pertaining to |
| -algia, -dynia | pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ia, -iasis, -osis | abnormal condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| specialist | -logist |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | breakdown, destruction |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasia, -plasm | formation, growth |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -rrhage, -rrhagia | bursting forth |
| -scopy | visual exam |