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Medical Terminology & Clinical Procedures -SUFFIXES

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Term
Definition
show Examination with a lighted instrument  
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-PLASTY   show
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-TRIPSY   show
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-CENTESIS   show
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show Record/picture  
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show Instrument that records  
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-GRAPHY   show
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-OPSY   show
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show Stopping  
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-CLASIS   show
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-ORRHAPHY   show
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show Surgical removal, e.g. appendicectomy meaning surgical removal of the appendix  
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-PEXY   show
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show All meaning condition of  
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-ITIS   show
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show Disease of  
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show Produced from or originating from  
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-AL -IC -IAC   show
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-OLD   show
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-OLOGY   show
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-CYTE   show
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-OTOMY   show
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-OSTOMY   show
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show Blood  
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-AESTHESIA   show
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-AL   show
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-ALGIA   show
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-AN   show
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-BLAST   show
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-CELE   show
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show Puncture, drawing off  
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show Killing/destroying  
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-CISION   show
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show Breaking  
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-COCCUS   show
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-DERM   show
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-DESIS   show
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-DYNIA   show
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show Dilatation  
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-ECTOMY   show
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show Having the formation or shape of  
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show Forming or origin  
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-GENIC   show
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-IASIS   show
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show Pertaining to medicine/physician  
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-ISM   show
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show Movement/activity  
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show Stone  
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show Condition of stones  
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show Breaking down (keep splitting)  
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-MALACIA   show
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-MEGALY   show
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show Measure  
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show Tumour  
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-OPLA   show
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-OSE   show
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show Like/similar to  
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show Weakness  
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show Lack of/decreased  
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show Eating/ingesting  
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show Swallowing  
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show Loving, affinity for  
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-PHOBIA   show
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-PHYLAXIS   show
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show Formation  
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-PLEGIA   show
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show Breathing  
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-POEISIS   show
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-RRHYTHMIA   show
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-RRHAGE   show
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-RRHAPHY   show
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-SCLEROSIS   show
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-SOMATIC   show
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show Cessation of movement/flow  
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-STAXIS   show
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show Narrowing  
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-STHENIA   show
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-TAXIA   show
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show Cutting instrument  
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show Nourishment  
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show Condition of urine  
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show Plural -i (staphylococci)  
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show Plural -ae (vertebrae)  
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show Plural -a (atria)  
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show Plural -es (diagnoses)  
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Singular -oma (stoma)   show
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Singular -ix (cervix)   show
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show Plural -aces (thoraces)  
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show Plural -a (ganglia)  
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-ATE   show
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-A   show
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-AC   show
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show Enzyme  
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show Secrete  
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-DIPSIA   show
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-GOGUE   show
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show Pregnancy  
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-IC   show
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show Speech  
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LITHESIS   show
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-OEDEMA   show
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-OPSIA   show
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-ORRHAPHY   show
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-PARA   show
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-PHAKIA   show
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show Speech  
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show Irrational fear  
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show Drooping/falling  
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-PTYSIS   show
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show Condition of heavy bleeding  
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-RRHEXIS   show
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show Lighed instrument used to examine  
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show Examination with a lighted instrument  
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-SPADIA   show
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show Blind spot  
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-STAT   show
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-STHEANIA   show
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show Labour/birth  
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-TRIPTOR   show
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-TROPIC/-TROPHIC   show
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-TUSSIS   show
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-ABLE   show
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-AGRA   show
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show State of  
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-CAVAL   show
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show Tumour,swelling  
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-CLYSIS   show
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show Little  
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show Making  
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-FUGE   show
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show Motion  
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-LYTIC   show
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-MORPH   show
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show Precursor  
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show Likeness,resemblance  
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show Alcohol  
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show Condition,disease,excess  
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show Making  
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-SACCHARIDE   show
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-SOMY   show
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-TAXIA -TAXIS   show
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