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Anatomical Suffixes

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-al,   -ic, -ous pertaining to  
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-algia,   -dynia pain  
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-cele   hernia, swelling  
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-centesis   surgical puncture  
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-cyte   cell  
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-derma   skin  
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-ectasis   dilation, expansion  
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-ectomy   excision, removal  
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-edema   swelling  
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-emesis   vomiting  
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-emia   blood  
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-genesis   producing, forming  
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-gram   record  
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-graph   instrument for recording  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-iasis,   -osis abnormal condition  
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-ist   specialist  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-logist   specialist in the study of  
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-logy   study of  
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-lysis   separation, destruction  
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-malacia   softening  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-oma   tumor  
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-opia,   -opsia vision  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-pathy   disease  
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-penia   decrease  
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-pepsia   digestion  
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-phagia   swallow, eat  
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-phasia   speech  
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-phobia   fear  
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-plasia,   -plasm formation, growth  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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-pnea   breathing  
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-rhage,   rrhagia bursting forth of  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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-rrhea   flow, discharge  
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-scope   instrument to view  
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-scopy   visual examination  
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-spasm   involuntary contraction, twitching  
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-stasis   standing still  
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-stenosis   narrowing, stricture  
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-stomy   forming a new opening  
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-therapy   treatment  
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-tome   instrument to cut  
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-tomy   incision, to cut into  
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-tripsy   crushing  
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-uria   urine  
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