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Medical Terminology & Clinical Procedures -SUFFIXES

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-OSCOPY   Examination with a lighted instrument  
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-PLASTY   Reshape or form  
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-TRIPSY   Crushing  
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-CENTESIS   Puncturing and drawing off (tapping)  
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-GRAM   Record/picture  
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-GRAPH   Instrument that records  
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-GRAPHY   Procedure of recording  
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-OPSY   Looking at  
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-STASIS   Stopping  
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-CLASIS   breaking  
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-ORRHAPHY   Sewing or repair, e.g. herniorrhaphy meaning repair of a hernia  
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-ECTOMY   Surgical removal, e.g. appendicectomy meaning surgical removal of the appendix  
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-PEXY   Fixation, e.g. orchiopexy meaning fixation of an undescended testicle  
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-IA, -IASIS -OSIS -ISM   All meaning condition of  
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-ITIS   Inflammation of  
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-PATHY   Disease of  
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-GENIC   Produced from or originating from  
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-AL -IC -IAC   Pertaining to  
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-OLD   Shape or form  
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-OLOGY   Scientific study of  
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-CYTE   Cell  
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-OTOMY   Cutting into or dividing e.g. osteotomy meaning cutting into bone  
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-OSTOMY   Making an artifial opening e.g. tracheostomy meaning making an artificial opening into the trachea  
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-AEMIA   Blood  
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-AESTHESIA   Sensibility,sense-perception  
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-AL   Pertaining to  
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-ALGIA   Pain  
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-AN   Pertaining to  
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-BLAST   Immature cell  
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-CELE   Swelling/protrusion/herniation  
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-CENTESIS   Puncture, drawing off  
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-CIDE   Killing/destroying  
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-CISION   Cutting  
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-CLASIS   Breaking  
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-COCCUS   Round cell, type of bacteria  
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-DERM   Skin  
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-DESIS   Binding together  
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-DYNIA   Pain  
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-ECTASIS   Dilatation  
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-ECTOMY   Removal of  
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-FORM   Having the formation or shape of  
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-GENESIS   Forming or origin  
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-GENIC   Producing or forming  
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-IASIS   Conditon of/state of  
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-IATRIC   Pertaining to medicine/physician  
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-ISM   Condition of  
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-KINESIS   Movement/activity  
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-lITH   Stone  
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-LITHIASIS   Condition of stones  
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-LYSIS   Breaking down (keep splitting)  
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-MALACIA   Softening  
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-MEGALY   Enlargement  
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-METER   Measure  
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-OMA   Tumour  
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-OPLA   Condition of the eye  
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-OSE   Sugar  
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-OUS   Like/similar to  
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-PARESIS   Weakness  
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-PENIA   Lack of/decreased  
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-PHAGE   Eating/ingesting  
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-PHAGIA   Swallowing  
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-PHILIA   Loving, affinity for  
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-PHOBIA   Irrational fear of  
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-PHYLAXIS   Protection, prevention  
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-PLASIA   Formation  
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-PLEGIA   Paralysis  
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-PNOEA   Breathing  
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-POEISIS   Making  
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-RRHYTHMIA   Rhythm  
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-RRHAGE   To burst forth (heavy bleeding)  
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-RRHAPHY   Rupture of  
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-SCLEROSIS   Hardening  
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-SOMATIC   Pertaining to the body  
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-STASIS   Cessation of movement/flow  
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-STAXIS   Dripping (blood)  
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-STENOSIS   Narrowing  
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-STHENIA   Strength  
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-TAXIA   Co-ordination, order  
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-TOME   Cutting instrument  
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-TROPHY   Nourishment  
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-URIA   Condition of urine  
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Singular -us (staphylococcus)   Plural -i (staphylococci)  
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Singular -a (vertebra)   Plural -ae (vertebrae)  
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Singular -um (atrium)   Plural -a (atria)  
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Singular -is (diagnosis)   Plural -es (diagnoses)  
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Singular -oma (stoma)   Plural -omata (stomata)  
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Singular -ix (cervix)   Plural - ices (cervices)  
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Singular -ax (thorax)   Plural -aces (thoraces)  
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Singular -on (ganglion)   Plural -a (ganglia)  
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-ATE   A salt  
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-A   Condition of  
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-AC   Concerning/pertaining to  
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-ASE   Enzyme  
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-CRINE   Secrete  
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-DIPSIA   Thirst  
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-GOGUE   Increasing flow  
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-GRAVID/-GRAVID   Pregnancy  
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-IC   Condition of /pertaining to  
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-LALLA   Speech  
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LITHESIS   Slipping  
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-OEDEMA   Swelling caused by excess fluid  
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-OPSIA   Vision  
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-ORRHAPHY   Sewing or repair  
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-PARA   Given birth  
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-PHAKIA   Lens (of the eye)  
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-PHASIA   Speech  
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-PHOBIA   Irrational fear  
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-PTOSIS   Drooping/falling  
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-PTYSIS   Cough  
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-RRHAGIA   Condition of heavy bleeding  
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-RRHEXIS   Rupture/break  
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-SCOPE   Lighed instrument used to examine  
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-SCOPY   Examination with a lighted instrument  
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-SPADIA   To draw out  
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-SCOTOMA   Blind spot  
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-STAT   An agent to prevent moving or change  
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-STHEANIA   Strength  
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-TOCIA   Labour/birth  
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-TRIPTOR   Instrument used to crush  
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-TROPIC/-TROPHIC   Affinity/turning toward  
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-TUSSIS   Cough  
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-ABLE   able to, capable of  
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-AGRA   attack,severe pain  
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-ASIS   State of  
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-CAVAL   Pertaining to venae cavae  
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-CELE   Tumour,swelling  
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-CLYSIS   Infusion,injection  
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-CULE   Little  
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-FACIENT   Making  
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-FUGE   Expelling  
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-KINESIS -KINETIC   Motion  
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-LYTIC   Disintegration  
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-MORPH   Form  
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-OGEN   Precursor  
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-OID   Likeness,resemblance  
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-OL   Alcohol  
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-0SIS   Condition,disease,excess  
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-POIESIS   Making  
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-SACCHARIDE   Basic carbohydrate molecule  
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-SOMY   Pertaining to chromosomes  
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-TAXIA -TAXIS   Arrangement,co-ordination,order  
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