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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ac | pertaining to |
| al | pertaining to |
| algia | pain |
| ar,ary | pertaining to |
| cele | hernia |
| centesis | puncture |
| desis | binding |
| dynia | pain |
| eal | pertaining to |
| ectomy | removal |
| emia | blood condition |
| gram | written record |
| graph | instrument used to produce a record |
| graphy | writing procedure |
| ia | condition |
| iasis | presence of |
| iatrics | medical science |
| iatrist | specialist in medicine of |
| iatry | medical science |
| ic | pertaining to |
| icle | small |
| ism | condition |
| ist | specialist |
| itis | inflammation |
| ium | tissue, structure |
| logist | specialist in the study of |
| logy | study of |
| lysis | loosen, break down |
| malacia | abnormal softening |
| megaly | enlargement |
| meter | instrument used to measure |
| metry | process of measuring |
| oid | resembling |
| ole | small |
| oma | tumor |
| osis | condition |
| ous | pertaining to |
| pathy | disease |
| penia | deficiency |
| pexy | surgical fixation |
| plasty | reconstruction |
| ptosis | drooping |
| rrhage, rrhagia | excessive flow |
| rrhaphy | sutures |
| rrhea | flow |
| rrhexis | rupture |
| scope | instrument used to look |
| scopy | process of looking |
| spasm | involuntary contraction |
| stomy | creation of an opening |
| tic | pertaining to |
| tomy | incision |
| ula | small |
| y | condition, process |