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SUFFIX

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Term
Definition
a   noun ending  
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ac   pertaining to  
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ad   toward  
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ab   away from  
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al   pertaining to  
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algesia   sensitivity to pain  
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algia   pain;suffering  
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an   characteristic of  
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ar   pertaining to  
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arche   beginning  
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ary   pertaining to  
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ase   enzyme  
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assay   to evalute  
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asthenia   loss of strength  
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ate   something that  
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blast   embryonic stage of delvelopment  
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capnia   condition of carbon dioxide content in the blood  
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cele   swelling; hernitation  
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centesis   surgical procedure  
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cide   to kill; to destroy  
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clasis   crushing; breaking up  
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clast, clastic   to break  
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crine   secrete  
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cyesis   pregnancy  
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cyte   cell  
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cythemia   condition involving cells of the blood  
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desis   binding or surgical fusion  
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dipsia   thirst  
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drome   that which runs together  
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dynia   pain  
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e   noun ending  
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eal   pertaining to  
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ectasia   stretching or dialation  
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ectic   pertaining to  
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ectomy   surgical removal  
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emesis   to vomit  
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emia   blood  
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er   one who  
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es   noun ending  
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esis   condition of  
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esthesia   sensation or feeling  
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gen   producing; forming  
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gene   producing; forming  
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genesis   producing; forming  
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genic   producing; forming  
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globin   containing protein  
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gram   record; picture  
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graph   an instrument used to record  
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graphy   writing; record  
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gravida   preganacy  
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i   plural ending  
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ia   condition; noun ending  
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iac   pertaining to  
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ian   specialist in the field of study  
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iasis   presence of abnormal condition  
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iatic   pertaining to condition  
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iatric(s)   relating to medicine, physcians, or medical treatment  
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iatrician   one who treats; a physician  
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iatrist   one who treats; a physician  
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iatry   medical treatment; medical profession  
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ic   pertaining to  
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ical   pertaining to  
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ician   specialist in a field of study  
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ile   pertaining to; capable  
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ion   action; across  
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is   noun ending  
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ism   condition; theory  
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ist   practitioner  
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itis   inflammation of  
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ize   to make; to treat or combine with  
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kinesis   movement  
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lepsy   seizure; attack  
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lexia   reading  
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lith   stone;calculus  
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lithiasis   presence of formation of stones  
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logist   one who specializes  
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logy   the study of  
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lysis   destruction; detatchment  
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lytic   destruction  
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malacia   softening  
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mania   a mental disorder; mania  
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megaly   enlargement  
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meter   an instrument used to measure  
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metry   the process of measuring  
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natal   pertaining to birth  
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oid   resembling  
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ole/ule   small or little  
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oma   tumor  
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opsia   vision  
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optpsis   drooping or prolapse  
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ory   pertaining to; characterized by  
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os   suffix indicating a singular noun  
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ose   carbohydrate  
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osis   condition  
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otomy   incision into  
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ous   pertaining to  
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para   bearing offspring  
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paresis   partial paralysis  
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pathy   disease  
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penia   decrease in; deficiency  
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pepsia   state of digestion  
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pexy   surgical fixation  
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phage   to eat  
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phagia   to eat  
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phasia   speech  
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philia   attracted to; tendency toward  
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phobia   abnormal fear  
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phoresis   transmission  
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phoria   emotional state  
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physis   growth; growing  
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plakia   plate; flat plane  
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plasia   formation; development  
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plasm   to mold  
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plasty   surgical repair  
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plegia   paralysis; stroke  
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pnea   breathing  
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poiesis   formation; production  
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porosis   passage; pore  
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praxia   activity  
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ptosis   drooping or prolapse  
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ptysis   spitting  
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rrhage   excessive flow or discharge  
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rrhagia   excessive flow or discharge  
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rrhaphy   suturing  
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rrhea   drainage  
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rrhea   discharge; flow  
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rrhexis   rupture  
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scope   an instrument used to view  
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scopy   process of viewing  
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sis   condition  
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some   a "body" of a specified sort  
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spasm   twitching; involuntary contraction  
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stasis   stopping or controlling  
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sthenia   strength  
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stomy   the surgical creation of a new opening  
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therapy   treatment  
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thorax   chest  
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thymia   condition of the mind or will  
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tic   pertaining to  
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tion   process of  
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tocia   labor  
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tomy   incision into  
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tresia   perforation  
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tripsy   intentional crushing trophy  
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trophy   nourishment; development  
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tropia   to turn  
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tropin   stimulating effect of a hormone  
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ula   small; little  
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ule   small one  
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um   a suffix that identifies singular nouns  
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uria   urine  
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us   a suffix that identifies singular nouns  
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y   noun ending  
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