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Intro Suffix
Common Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| al, ic | Pertaining to |
| algia, dynia | pain |
| ectomy | removal of |
| emia | blood condition |
| gram | record |
| graph | instrument used to record |
| graphy | process of recording |
| ia, ism | condition |
| itis | inflammation |
| logy | study of |
| oma | tumor |
| tomy | surgical incision |
| pathy | disease |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| plegia | paralysis |
| pnea | breathing |
| rrhea | drainage flow |
| scope | examination instrument |
| scopy | visual examination |
| lysis | Separation, destruction |
| edema | Swelling |
| emesis | Vomiting |
| gen, genesis | Forming, producing, origin |
| osis | abnormal condition |
| phagia | eating, swallowing |
| ist, ician | specialist |