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suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ac | pertaining to |
| algia | pain |
| asthenia | without strength |
| ation | condition, process of |
| blast | immature cell |
| cele | pouching or hernia |
| cyesis | pregnancy |
| cynia | pain |
| eal | pertaining to |
| ecstasis | expansion or dilation |
| ectomy | removal |
| edema | swelling |
| ema | condition |
| emesis | vomiting |
| emia | blood condition |
| genic | origin or production |
| gram | record |
| graphy | recording process |
| ia | state or condition of |
| iasis | abnormal condition, formation of |
| iatry | treatment |
| ic | pertaining to |
| icle | small |
| ism | condition of |
| lepsy | seizure |
| lith | stone, calculus |
| logy | study of |
| lysis | breaking down, dissolution |
| malacia | softening |
| megaly | enlargement |
| metry | measuring process |
| myc | fungus |
| oid | resembling, form |
| ole | small |
| ology | study of |
| oma | tumor |
| opia | vision |
| orexia | appetite |
| osis | abnormal condition, increase |
| osmia | smell |
| ous | pertaining to |
| paresis | partial paralysis |
| pathy | disease |
| penia | decrease, deficiency |
| pepsia | digestion |
| phagia | swallowing |
| phasia | speech |
| philic | attraction for |
| phobia | fear |
| plasia | formation, development |
| plasty | surgical repair, reconstruction |
| plegia | paralysis, stroke |
| pnea | breathing |
| polesis | formation, production |
| porosis | condition of pores, spaces |
| rrhage | to burst forth |
| rrhea | discharge |
| sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| scopy | examination |
| spasm | involuntary contraction |
| stasis | stop or stand |
| stomy | new opening |
| tic | pertaining to |
| tomy | incision |
| tropia | to turn |
| tropic | stimulate |
| trophy | nutrition, growth |
| ula | small |
| uria | urination |
| y | condition, process of |
| ase | enzyme |
| ate | use, action |
| centesis | puncture, aspiration of |
| cyte | cell |
| ose | pertaining to |
| oxia | oxygen level |
| al | pertaining to |
| ar | pertaining to |
| ary | pertaining to |
| opsia | vision |
| ule | small |