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suffixes for anatomy & physiology

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Definition
-able   capable of, having ability to  
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-ac, al   pertaining to  
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-algia   painful condition  
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-an, ian   pertaining to  
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-ant   having the characteristics of  
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-ary   connected to  
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-asis, asia, esis, osis   condition or state of  
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-asthenia   weakness  
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-action   process, action, condition  
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-centesis   puncture  
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-cid, cide, cis   cut, kill, destroy  
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-ectomize, ectomy   excision of, removal of  
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-emia   condition of the blood  
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-esthesia   sensation, feeling  
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-fer   carry  
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-gen   agent that produces or originates  
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-genic   producing  
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-gram   record  
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-graph   instrument for recording  
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-ia   state, condition  
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-ics   art of, science of  
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-ism   condition, state  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-logy   the study of or the science of  
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-lysis   dissolution, loosening, destruction  
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-malacia   softening  
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-megaly   enlarged  
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-mers, -meres   parts  
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-oma   tumor  
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-osis   condition, disease  
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-osotomy   create an opening  
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-otomy   sugical incision  
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-pathy   disease  
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-penia   deficiency  
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-philic   to like, have an affinity for  
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-phobia   fear of, aversion to  
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-plasia, -plasty   forming, molding  
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-pnea   breath  
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-poiesis   formation of, making of  
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-ptosis   drooping  
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-rrhage   bursting forth, abnormal discharge  
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-rrhea   flow, discharge  
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-scope   instrument used for viewing  
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-stomy   creation of a mouth or opening  
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-tomy   cutting into, incision into  
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-tripsy   crushing, or fragmenting  
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-trophy   relating to nutrition or growth  
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-uria   urin  
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