Suffixes
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| Abdomin/o | Abdomen
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| Acr/o | Extremities, top
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| Acu/o | Sharp, Severe
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| Aden/o | Gland
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| Agor/a | Fat
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| Amni/o | Amnion
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| Angi/o | Vessel
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| Arteri/o | Artery
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| Arthr/o | Joint
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| Axill/o | Amrpit
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| Blephar/o | Eyelid
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| Bronch/o | Bronchial Tubes
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| Carcin/o | Cancerous
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| Chem/o | Drug, chemical
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| Chondr/o | Cartilage
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| Chron/o | Time
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| Col/o | Colon
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| Cyst/o | Cyst, Urinary Bladder
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| Encephal/o | Brain
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| Hydr/o | Water, Fluid
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| Inguin/o | Groin
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| Isch/o | To hold back
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| Lapar/o | Andomen
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| Laryng/o | Larynx
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| Lymph/o | Lymph
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| Mamm/o | Breast
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| Mast/o | Breast
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| Morph/o | Shape, form
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| Muc/o | Mucus
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| My/o | Muscle
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| Myel/o | Spinal cord, bone marrow
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| Necr/o | Death
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| Nephr/o | Kidney
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| Neur/o | Nerve
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| Neutr/o | Neutrophil
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| Ophthalm/o | Eye
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| Oste/o | Bone
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| Ot/o | Ear
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| Path/o | Disease
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| Peritone/o | Peritoneum
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| Phag/o | Eat, swallow
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| Phleb/o | Vein
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| Plas/o | Development, Formation
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| Pleur/o | Pleura
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| Pneumon/o | Lung, air
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| Pulmon/o | Lung
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| Rect/o | Rectum
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| Ren/o | Kidney
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| Sarc/o | Flesh
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| Splen/o | Spleen
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| Staphyl/o | Clusters, uvula
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| Strept/o | Twisted Chains
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| Thorac/o | Chest
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| Thromb/o | Clut
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| Tonsil/o | Tonsils
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| Trache/o | Trachea (windpipe)
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| Ven/o | Vein
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| -algia | Pain
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| -cele | Hernia
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| -centesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid
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| -coccus | Berry shaped
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| -cyte | Cell
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| -dynia | Pain
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| -ectomy | Surgical removal
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| -emia | Blood condition
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| -genesis | Formation
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| -genic | Pertaining to caused by genes
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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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| -itis | Inflammation
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| -logy | Study of
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| -lysis | Breakdown, destruction
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| -malacia | Softening
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| -megaly | Enlargement
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| -oma | Tumor, Mass
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| -opsy | To view
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| -osis | Abnormal Condition
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| -pathy | Disease condition
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| -penia | Deficiency
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| -phobia | Fear
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| -plasia | Development
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| -plasty | Surgical repair
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| -ptosis | Drooping, Falling
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| -sclerosis | Hardening
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| -scope | Instrument to view
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| -scopy | Process if visually examining
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| -stasis | Controlling, Stopping
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| -stomy | Opening to form a mouth
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| -therapy | Treatment
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| -tomy | Cutting into
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| -trophy | Development
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| -er | One who
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| -ia | Condition
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| -ist | Specialist
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| -ole | Little, small
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| -ule | Little, small
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| -um, -ium | Structure, tissue
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| -y | Condition
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| -ac, -iac | Pertaining to
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| -al | Pertaining to
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| -ar | Pertaining to
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| -ary | Pertainint to
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| -eal | Pertaining to
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| -ic, -ical | Pertaining to
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| -oid | Resembling, derived from
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