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Suffixes

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Definition
-algia   pain  
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-asthenia   weakness  
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-cele   hernia, protrusion  
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-dynia   pain  
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-cytosis   abnormal cell condition  
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-ectasis   dilated, stretched out  
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-edema   swelling  
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-emesis   vomiting  
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-emia   condition of the blood  
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-ia   state, condition  
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-iasis   abnormal condition  
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-ism   state of, condition  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-lith   stone  
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-lysis   destruction  
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-lytic   destruction  
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-malacia   abnormal softening  
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-megaly   enlargement, large  
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-oma   tumor, mass  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-pathy   disease  
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-penia   too few  
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-phobia   fear  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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-ptosis   drooping  
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-rrhage   bursting forth  
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-rrhagia   bursting forth  
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-rrhea   discharge, flow  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-sclerosis   hardened condition  
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-spasm   involuntary muscle contraction  
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-stasis   stopping  
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-stenosis   narrowing  
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-toxic   poison  
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-uria   condition of the urine  
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-clasia   surgical breaking  
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-desis   surgical fixation  
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-ectomy   surgical removal, excision  
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-ostomy   surgical create an opening  
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-otomy   cutting into, incision  
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-pexy   surgical fixation  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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-tome   instrument to cut  
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-tripsy   crushing  
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-centesis   puncture to withdraw fluid  
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-gram   record or picture  
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-graph   instrument for recording  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-manometer   instrument for measuring pressure  
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-meter   instrument for measuring  
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-metry   process of measuring  
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-scope   instrument for viewing  
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-scopy   process of visually examining  
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-cle   small  
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-cyesis   pregnancy  
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-cyte   cell  
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-derma   skin condition  
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-dipsia   thirst  
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-esthesis   feeling, sensation  
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-gen   that which produces  
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-genesis   produces, generates  
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-genic   producing  
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-globin   protein  
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-globulin   protein  
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-gravida   pregnancy  
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-kinesia   movement  
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-oid   resembling  
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-ole   small  
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-opia   vision  
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-opsy   view of  
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-osmia   sense of smell  
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-oxia   oxygen  
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-para   to bear (offspring)  
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-partum   birth, labor  
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-pepsia   digestion  
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-phagia   eating, swallowing  
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-phasia   speech  
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-phil   attracted to  
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-phonia   voice  
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-plasm   formation, development  
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-pnea   breathing  
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-poiesis   formation  
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-porosis   porous  
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-ptysis   spitting up, coughing up  
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-therapy   treatment  
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-thorax   chest  
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-trophic   development  
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-trophy   nourishment, development  
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-ule   small  
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-er   one who  
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-iatric   medical specialty  
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-iatrist   physician  
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-iatry   treatment, medicine  
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-ician   specialist  
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-ist   specialist  
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-logist   one who studies  
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-logy   study of  
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-ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -atic, eal, -iac, -ic, -ine, -ior, -nic, -ory, ose, ous, tic   pertaining to  
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