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lom
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ac, -al, -ic | pertaining to |
| -crine | to secrete |
| -derma | skin |
| -er, -ist | one who |
| -ia | condition |
| -iatrics, -iatry | medicine |
| -logist | one who studies |
| -logy | study or science of |
| -pod | foot |
| -tomy | incision (cutting) |
| -ad | toward |
| -dynia | pain |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | recording instrument |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -osis | condition (sometimes, diseases or abnormal increase) |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -spasm | cramp, twitching |
| -cyte | cell |
| -emia | blood |
| -lysin | substance that dissolves or destroys |
| -lysis | destruction or dissolving |
| -lytic | capable of destroying |
| -oid | like or resembling |
| -opia | vision |
| -penia | decreased; deficient |
| -poiesis | production |
| -scope | instrument used to view or to examine |
| -scopy | viewing |
| -ectomy | removal; excision |
| -edema | swelling |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -oma | tumor; swelling |
| -phobia | abnormal fear |
| -stenosis | narrowing; stricture |
| -stomy | artificial opening |
| -tome | cutting instrument |
| -algia | pain |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -ectasia, -ectasis | stretching or dilation |
| -genesis, -genic, -genous | origin or beginning |
| -iasis | condition |
| -lith | stone or calculus |
| -malacia | softness |
| -ole | little or small |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -plasia | formation or development |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -ptosis | prolapse |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -cele | hernia |
| -clysis | irrigation or washing out |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -megaly | large |
| -ose | sugar |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -stasis | stopping or controlling |
| -rrhagia | hemorrhage |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -para | woman who has given birth |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -blast | embryonic form |
| -clasia | break |
| -desis | binding; fusion |
| -schisis | split |
| -trophy | nutrition |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -mania | excessive preoccupation |
| -phylaxis | protection |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |
| -cidal | killing |
| -physis | growth |
| -tropic | stimulate |
| -tropin | that which stimulates |
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