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MTSGFF Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -al | pertaining to |
| -asthenia | lack of strength |
| -cele | hernia |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -cusis | hearing |
| -cyte | cell |
| -desis | to bind, tie together |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectomy | removal of |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gen | producing; forming |
| -genesis | producing; forming |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -gravida | pregnant woman |
| -ia | condition |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ism | process; condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | breakdown |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -metry | measure |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumor; mass |
| -opia | vision |
| -osis | condition, usually abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -pexy | fixation |
| -phasia | speech |
| -phobia | fear |
| -phylaxis | protection |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -ptosis | droop; sag; prolapse |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | flow; discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -y | condition; process |
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