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Chapter 2: Suffixes

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Term
Definition
ad   toward  
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algia   pain  
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asthenia   weakness  
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blast   immature forming  
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cele   hernia  
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cidal   destroy killing  
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cide   destroy kill  
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clasis   breaking  
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clast   breaking instrument  
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crine   secreting  
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crit   separate  
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cyte   cell  
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cytosis   condition of cells  
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derma   skin  
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desis   binding  
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dynia   pain  
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ectasia   expansion dilation  
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ectasis   expanding dilating  
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ectomy   removal of  
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edema   swelling  
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ema   condition  
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emesis   comiting  
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emia   blood  
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emic   relating to blood  
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esthesia   sensation  
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form   in shape of  
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gen   produce come to be  
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genesis   production of  
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genic   producing  
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globin   protein  
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globulin   protein  
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gram   recording  
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graph   recording instrument  
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graphy   process of recording  
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iasis   pathological condition or state  
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ic   pertaining to  
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ics   treatment practice body of knowledged  
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ism   condition disease doctrine  
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itis itides   inflammation  
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kinesia   movement  
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kinesis   movement  
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lepsy   condition of  
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leptic   having seizures  
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logist   one who practices  
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logy   study practice  
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lysis   destruction of  
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llytic   destroying  
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malacia   softening  
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mania   obsession  
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megaly   enlargement  
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meter   measuring device  
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metry   measurement  
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oid   like resembling  
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oma omata   tumor neoplasm  
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opia   vision  
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opsia   vision  
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opsy   view of  
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osis oses   condition state process  
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ostomy   opening  
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oxia   oxygen  
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para   bearing  
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paresis   slight paralysis  
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parous   producing bearing  
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pathy   disease  
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penia   deficiency  
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pepsia   digestion  
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pexy   fixation usually done surgically  
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phage phagia phagy   eating devour  
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phasia   speaking  
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pheresis   removal  
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phil   attraction affinity for  
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philia   attraction affinity for  
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phobia   fear  
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phonia   sound  
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phoresis   carrying  
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phoria   feeling carrying  
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phrenia   of mind  
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phthisis   wasting away  
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phylaxis   protection  
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physis   growing  
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plakia   plaque  
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plasia   formation  
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plasm   formation  
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plastic   forming  
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plasty   surgical repar  
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plegia   paralysis  
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plegic   one paralyzed  
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pnea   breath  
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poiesis   formation  
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poietic   forming  
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poietin   one that forms  
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porosis   lessening in density  
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ptosis   falling down drooping  
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rrhage   discharging heavily  
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rrhagia   heavy discharge  
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rrhaphy   surgical suturing  
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rrhea   flowing flux  
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rrhexis   rupture  
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schisis   splitting  
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scope   instrument to observe or measure  
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scopy   use of instrument for observing  
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somnia   sleep  
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spasm   contraction  
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stalsis   contraction  
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stasis   stopping constant  
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stat   agent to maintain state  
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static   maintaining state  
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stenosis   narrowing  
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stomy   opening  
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tome   cutting instrument segment  
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tomy   cutting operation  
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trophic   nutritional  
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trophy   nutrition  
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tropia   turning  
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tropic   turning toward  
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uria   urine  
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version   turning  
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